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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 Tierrasanta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tierrasanta 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 Tierrasanta:
- 32.829215, -117.103643
- 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 Tierrasanta
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- 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 Tierrasanta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tierrasanta ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Emerald Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fiesta Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Golden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lemon Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mount Helix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Normal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Overlook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- South Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- University City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Tierrasanta 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 Tierrasanta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tierrasanta and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Tierrasanta 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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 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 7,617 miles [12,258.4 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 8,385 miles [13,494.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Tierrasanta) 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 Tierrasanta 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 Tierrasanta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8292, Longitude: -117.1036 In this case, the coordinates for Tierrasanta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.955 degrees. |
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