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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 Sholun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sholun 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 Sholun:
- 37.672156, -122.477473
- 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 Sholun
- 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 Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Sholun is near San Francisco County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Francisco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Sholun
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sholun ...
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.
- Brisbane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Diamond Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Diamond Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Heights
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Gold Mine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Mine Hill is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Hill
- Mission District
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- Oceanview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oceanview is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
- Rockaway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Sharp Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sharp Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Park
- Shelter Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shelter Cove is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Silver Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Terrace is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Terrace
- Stonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- Village Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Square is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
How Far From Sholun 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 Sholun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sholun and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sholun to Redwood City, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 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 8,189 miles [13,178.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Sholun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sholun 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 Sholun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6722, Longitude: -122.4775 In this case, the coordinates for Sholun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.242 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.197 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.201 degrees. |
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