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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Bernabe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Bernabe and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for San Bernabe:
- 36.178855, -121.107972
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on San Bernabe
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since San Bernabe is near San Benito County and also San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for San Bernabe
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Bernabe ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bee Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Bitterwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
- Gorda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gorda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jamesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- King City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinnacles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
- Slates Hot Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slates Hot Springs is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Hot Springs
- Sycamore Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
How Far From San Bernabe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as San Bernabe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in San Bernabe and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Bernabe to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,396 miles [3,856 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,261 miles [13,294.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Bernabe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from San Bernabe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Bernabe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1789, Longitude: -121.1080 In this case, the coordinates for San Bernabe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.354 degrees. |
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