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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 Tiburon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tiburon 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 Tiburon:
- 37.875342, -122.459083
- 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 Tiburon
- 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since Tiburon is near San Francisco County and also Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa 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 Tiburon
Communities Also Named Tiburon ...
We found one communities that are also named Tiburon.
Within California, the name Tiburon is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Tiburon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Tiburon is located in Maricopa County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tiburon that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Tiburon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiburon ...
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.
- Harbor Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harbor Point is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Homestead Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
- Larkspur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Reed Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
- Meadowsweet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
- Paradise Cay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Waldo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From Tiburon 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 town such as Tiburon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tiburon and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Tiburon to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 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 8,175 miles [13,156.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,233 miles [10,031 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tiburon) 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 Tiburon 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 Tiburon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8753, Longitude: -122.4591 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.19 degrees. |
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