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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 Ysabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Ysabel 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 Ysabel:
- 35.599137, -120.652947
- 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 Ysabel
- 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 San Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Santa Ysabel is near Monterey County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Santa Ysabel
Communities Also Named Santa Ysabel ...
We found two communities that are also named Santa Ysabel.
There are two communities within California that are also named Santa Ysabel.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Orange County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Santa Ysabel [Orange County].
- San Diego County
- This Santa Ysabel is located in San Diego County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Santa Ysabel that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Santa Ysabel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Ysabel ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Dove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Garden Farms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Goldtree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Santa Ysabel 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 Santa Ysabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Ysabel and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Ysabel to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<4> 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 210 miles [338 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,289 miles [13,339.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santa Ysabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Santa Ysabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ysabel 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 Ysabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5991, Longitude: -120.6529 In this case, the coordinates for Santa Ysabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.938 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.074 degrees. |
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