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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 Santa Ana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana:
- 33.745467, -117.867673
- 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 Santa Ana
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Santa Ana is near Los Angeles County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Santa Ana
Communities Also Named Santa Ana ...
We found two communities that are also named Santa Ana.
There is one other community in California that is also named Santa Ana.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Santa Ana in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Ventura County
- This Santa Ana is located in Ventura County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Santa Ana that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Santa Ana.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This Santa Ana is located in San Miguel County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Santa Ana that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Santa Ana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Ana ...
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.
- Dyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dyer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Fountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frances
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frances is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Garden Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lantern Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lemon Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Heights
- Nutwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orangetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orangetree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Park Royale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Royale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
- Sunkist Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
How Far From Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Ana and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Santa Ana to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,577 miles [12,194 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 8,346 miles [13,431.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Ana) 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7455, Longitude: -117.8677 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.409 degrees. |
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