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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 Valley Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Gardens 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 Valley Gardens:
- 34.083068, -117.280042
- 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 Valley Gardens
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Valley Gardens is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Valley Gardens
Communities Also Named Valley Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Valley Gardens.
Within California, the name Valley Gardens is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Valley Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Valley Gardens is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley Gardens that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Valley Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Gardens ...
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.
- Amber Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cottage Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Crown Jewel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Jewel is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Jewel
- Garden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Grand Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marigold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Nevada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sunkist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunkist is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- Warm Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Valley Gardens 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 Valley Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Gardens and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Gardens 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 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 8,311 miles [13,375.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Gardens) 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 Valley Gardens 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 Valley Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0831, Longitude: -117.2800 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.076 degrees. |
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