Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tularcitos:
  • 37.449383, -121.883012
  • 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 Tularcitos

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tularcitos ...

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.

• Alum Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• College Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Drawbridge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
  • Former name for Drawbridge:
  • Saline City
• Farwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Farwell is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
• Fruitdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Mallard ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallard is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
• Meridian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Snoboy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Snoboy is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoboy
• Willow Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the South.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Tularcitos to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,426 miles [11,951 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 8,193 miles [13,185.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'