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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 Smiley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiley Heights 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 Smiley Heights:
- 34.031404, -117.191705
- 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 Smiley Heights
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Smiley Heights is near Riverside County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Smiley Heights
Communities Also Named Smiley Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Smiley Heights.
Within California, the name Smiley Heights is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Smiley Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Smiley Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the east of the Smiley Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Smiley Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiley Heights ...
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.
- Cottage Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Crown Jewel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crown Jewel is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Jewel
- Garden Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Grand Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greensport is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport
- Greenspot ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenspot is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspot
- Harlem Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Moonlight Rim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moonlight Rim is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Rim
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunkist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunkist is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Valley Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Warm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Smiley Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smiley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiley Heights and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Smiley Heights 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 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 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 8,312 miles [13,376.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 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- Smiley Heights) 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 Smiley Heights 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 Smiley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0314, Longitude: -117.1917 In this case, the coordinates for Smiley Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.025 degrees. |
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