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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 Verde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verde 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 Verde:
- 35.171642, -120.557946
- 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 Verde
- 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Verde is near Santa Barbara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Verde
Communities Also Named Verde ...
We found one communities that are also named Verde.
Within California, the name Verde is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Verde in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Verde is located in Yavapai County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east of the Verde that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Verde.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Verde ...
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.
- Edna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fairoaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halcyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Shell Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
How Far From Verde 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 Verde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Verde and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Verde to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 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 8,315 miles [13,381.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 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- Verde) 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 Verde 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 Verde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1716, Longitude: -120.5579 In this case, the coordinates for Verde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.011 degrees. |
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