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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 Jacinto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Jacinto and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Jacinto:
    • 33.783910, -116.958875
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on San Jacinto
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named San Jacinto ...

We found six communities that share the name San Jacinto.

There is one other community in California which is also named San Jacinto.

Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of San Jacinto [San Diego County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • This San Jacinto is located in Jennings County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the San Jacinto that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of San Jacinto.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This San Jacinto is located in Elko County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the north of the San Jacinto that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of San Jacinto.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of San Jacinto [Harris County].
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of San Jacinto [Potter County].
      • Walker County
      • This San Jacinto is located in Walker County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<2> to the east of the San Jacinto that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of San Jacinto.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Jacinto ...

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.

  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Riverside County
  • Green Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Riverside County
  • Homeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Indian Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Riverside County
  • Juniper Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Springs
    • Juniper Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Riverside County
  • Lakeview Hot Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hot Springs
    • Lakeview Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Owl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl
    • Owl is located in Riverside County
  • Pine Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Romoland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
    • Sycamore Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Valley Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
    • Valley Vista is located in Riverside County

How Far From San Jacinto 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 city such as San Jacinto to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Jacinto and extending to:

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Jacinto to Riverside, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,322 miles [13,393 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for San Jacinto: www.ci.san-jacinto.ca.us/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that San Jacinto could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Jacinto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Jacinto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7839, Longitude: -116.9589    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Jacinto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.139 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.786 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.889 degrees.




 

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