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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:
- 37.187723, -121.814396
- 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 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 Vicente is near Santa Cruz County and also Monterey 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 Monterey 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 ...
- Monterey County
- This San Vicente is located in Monterey County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the San Vicente that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of San Vicente.
- Santa Cruz County
- This San Vicente is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the San Vicente that is located in Santa Clara 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 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Vicente that is located in Santa Clara 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.
- Coyote
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- English Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lick is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
- Mountain Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Robertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Seven Trees
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Twin Creeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From San Vicente 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 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:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Vicente to San Jose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,413 miles [3,883.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 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 8,209 miles [13,211.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 37.1877, Longitude: -121.8144 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 339.629 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.792 degrees. |
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