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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 Valleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleton 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 Valleton:
- 35.889409, -120.705726
- 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 Valleton
- 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since Valleton is near San Luis Obispo County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Valleton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleton ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Dove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Tin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Valleton 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 Valleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Valleton and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Valleton to Salinas, 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 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 8,272 miles [13,312.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Valleton 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 Valleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8894, Longitude: -120.7057 In this case, the coordinates for Valleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.542 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.109 degrees. |
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