Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaside
- 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 Seaside:
- 36.609068, -121.837740
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seaside
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since Seaside is near Santa Cruz County and also San Benito County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- eBird sighting report for San Benito 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Seaside ...
We found ten communities that share the name Seaside.
Within California, the name Seaside is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=36.609068&lon=-121.837740&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Seaside.
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Hillsborough County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Monroe County].
- Walton County
- This Seaside is located in Walton County and lies 2,089 miles [3,361.9 km]<1> to the east of the Seaside that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Seaside.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Seaside is located in Queens County and lies 2,573 miles [4,140.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seaside that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Seaside.
- Richmond County
- This Seaside is located in Richmond County and lies 2,555 miles [4,111.9 km] to the east northeast of the Seaside that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Seaside.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaside ...
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.
- Cannery Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannery Row have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannery Row
- Cannery Row is located in Monterey County
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <4>
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Creekside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - James Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
- James Meadows is located in Monterey County
- Marina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
- Marina is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
- Pebble Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Monterey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pebble Beach <4>
- Quail Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
- Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
- Sand City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
- Sand City is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <4>
How Far From Seaside to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Seaside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaside and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seaside to Salinas, with an average speed<5> 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 137 miles [220.5 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,426 miles [3,904.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,247 miles [13,272.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Seaside: www.ci.seaside.ca.us/
The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Seaside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6091, Longitude: -121.8377 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Seaside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Seaside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.35 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.802 degrees. |