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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 Diego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Diego 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 Diego:
- 32.717922, -117.153829
- 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 Diego
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Diego
Communities Also Named San Diego ...
We found one communities that are also named San Diego.
Within California, the name San Diego is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named San Diego in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Duval County
- This San Diego is located in Duval County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Diego that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of San Diego.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Diego ...
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.
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Golden Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelltown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Tent City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tent City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From San Diego to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as San Diego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Diego and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from San Diego to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 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 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Diego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Diego 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 Diego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7179, Longitude: -117.1538 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.708 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.982 degrees. |
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