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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 Sunsweet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunsweet 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 Sunsweet:
- 34.060011, -117.684777
- 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 Sunsweet
- 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 Sunsweet is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Sunsweet
Communities Also Named Sunsweet ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunsweet.
Within California, the name Sunsweet is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tift County
- This Sunsweet is located in Tift County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sunsweet that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Sunsweet.
- Oklahoma
- Craig County
- This Sunsweet is located in Craig County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunsweet that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Sunsweet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunsweet ...
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.
- Boys Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
- Champagne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
- Charter Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Citrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Dells ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dells is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
- Diamond Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gypsum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gypsum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Kaiser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Mount Baldy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
How Far From Sunsweet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunsweet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunsweet and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sunsweet to San Bernardino, 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 most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,262 miles [3,640.3 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 7,553 miles [12,155.4 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 8,322 miles [13,393 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunsweet) 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 Sunsweet 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 Sunsweet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0600, Longitude: -117.6848 In this case, the coordinates for Sunsweet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.309 degrees. |
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