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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 Selwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selwyn 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 Selwyn:
    • 32.863659, -117.191701
    • 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 Selwyn
  • 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Selwyn

Communities Also Named Selwyn ...

We found three communities that are also named Selwyn.

Within California, the name Selwyn is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Selwyn lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selwyn that is located in San Diego County.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Selwyn is located in Mingo County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selwyn that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Selwyn.
    • Yukon
      • This Selwyn lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Selwyn that is located in San Diego County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selwyn ...

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.

  • Allied Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
  • Eden Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
  • Fiesta Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fleetridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
  • Grantville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantville is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Mission Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
  • Mission Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Normal Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
  • Ocean Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
  • Overlook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Overlook is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Roseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Roseville is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Sunset Cliffs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
    • University City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • University City is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • University Heights is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

How Far From Selwyn 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 community such as Selwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Selwyn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Selwyn and extending to:

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Selwyn to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 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 8,385 miles [13,494.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Selwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Selwyn 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 Selwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8637, Longitude: -117.1917       In this case, the coordinates for Selwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.191 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.006 degrees.