Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in San Tomas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Tomas and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for San Tomas

• 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 Tomas:
  • 37.268832, -121.975513
  • 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 Tomas

• 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
  • Since San Tomas is near Santa Cruz County and also San Mateo 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 Mateo 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 Tomas

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Tomas ...

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.

• Champagne Fountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• College Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fruitdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Greystone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Guadalupe ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
• Holy City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
• Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lick is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
• Meridian
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Robertsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Seven Trees
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
• Willow Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in San Tomas and extending to:

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from San Tomas to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,206 miles [13,206.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'