Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yerba Buena:
  • 37.293275, -121.775228
  • 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 Yerba Buena

• 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 Yerba Buena 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 Yerba Buena

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yerba Buena ...

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 northwest)
  • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• College Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Coyote
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coyote is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <1>
• Edenvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Greystone ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lick is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
• Robertsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Seven Trees
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
• Willow Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yerba Buena and extending to:

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Yerba Buena 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 2,409 miles [3,876.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 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 8,201 miles [13,198.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'