Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in San Jose Y Sur Chiquito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Jose Y Sur Chiquito and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for San Jose Y Sur Chiquito

• 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito:
  • 36.466073, -121.908010
  • 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito

• 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito is near Santa Cruz County and also San Benito County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Jose Y Sur Chiquito ...

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.

• Cannery Row
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cannery Row is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannery Row
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <1>
• Creekside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• James Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • James Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
• Marina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <1>
• Pebble Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pebble Beach <1>
• Quail Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
• Sand City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sand City is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <1>
• Seaside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>

How Far From San Jose Y Sur Chiquito 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito 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 Jose Y Sur Chiquito and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from San Jose Y Sur Chiquito to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,490 miles [12,054 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 8,257 miles [13,288.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'