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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 Willow Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Glen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Willow Glen:
    • 37.308553, -121.889677
    • 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 Willow Glen
  • 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 Willow Glen is near Santa Cruz County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Willow Glen

Communities Also Named Willow Glen ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Willow Glen.

There is one other community in California that is also named Willow Glen.

Beyond California, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Madera County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Willow Glen [Madera County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Shelby County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km]<2> to the east of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Willow Glen.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • This Willow Glen is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<2> to the east of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Willow Glen.
      • Iberville Parish
      • This Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km] to the east of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Willow Glen.
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Willow Glen is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km] to the east of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Willow Glen.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Willow Glen.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County and lies 2,401 miles [3,864 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Willow Glen.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County and lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km] to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Willow Glen.
      • Tompkins County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County and lies 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km] to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Willow Glen.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Willow Glen.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willow Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Glen ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Chinatown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Edenvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fruitdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lick is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
  • Meridian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Robertsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Seven Trees
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Glen and extending to:

  • San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Glen to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 2,414 miles [3,885 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 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 8,202 miles [13,199.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willow Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Willow Glen) 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 Willow Glen 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 Willow Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3086, Longitude: -121.8897       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.533 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.838 degrees.