Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Thyle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thyle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thyle

• 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 Thyle:
  • 35.341085, -120.633503
  • 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 Thyle

• 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
  • Since Thyle is near San Mateo County and also Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Thyle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thyle ...

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.

• Dove ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
• Eaglet ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
• Edna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Garden Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Goldtree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Miles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Reeds ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Sycamore Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thyle and extending to:

• San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Thyle to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,305 miles [13,365.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'