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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 Vicente, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Vicente 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 Vicente:
- 36.501630, -121.392989
- 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 Vicente
- 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 Vicente is near San Benito County and also Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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 Vicente
Communities Also Named San Vicente ...
We found three communities that are also named San Vicente.
There are two communities within California that are also named San Vicente.
Beyond California, there is another community also named San Vicente in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Clara County
- This San Vicente is located in Santa Clara County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the San Vicente that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of San Vicente.
- Santa Cruz County
- This San Vicente is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest of the San Vicente that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of San Vicente.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This San Vicente is located in Pima County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Vicente that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of San Vicente.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Vicente ...
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.
- Creekside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jamesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Pinnacles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
- Spreckels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
- Sycamore Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
- Vineyard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From San Vicente 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 Vicente to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Vicente and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Vicente 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 2,405 miles [3,870.5 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 7,478 miles [12,034.7 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 8,245 miles [13,269 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 Vicente) 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 Vicente 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 Vicente. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5016, Longitude: -121.3930 In this case, the coordinates for San Vicente have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.195 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.53 degrees. |
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