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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 Squeaky Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squeaky Springs 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 Squeaky Springs:
- 33.257819, -115.948334
- 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 Squeaky Springs
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- Since Squeaky Springs is near Riverside County and also San Diego 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 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 Squeaky Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Squeaky Springs ...
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.
- Bombay Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
- Desert Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
- Desert Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
- Desert Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
- Kane Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kane Spring is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Spring
- Oasis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Pope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Truckhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Truckhaven is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven
How Far From Squeaky Springs 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 Squeaky Springs 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<1> community of Squeaky Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Squeaky Springs and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Squeaky Springs to El Centro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 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 8,329 miles [13,404.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Squeaky Springs, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squeaky Springs) 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 Squeaky Springs 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 Squeaky Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2578, Longitude: -115.9483 In this case, the coordinates for Squeaky Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.233 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.31 degrees. |
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