Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Ewa-Schofield Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewa-Schofield Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ewa-Schofield Junction
- 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 Ewa-Schofield Junction:
- 21.399444, -157.981389
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ewa-Schofield Junction
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewa-Schofield Junction ...
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.
- Chinatown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Foster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Village
- Honolulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honolulu <2>
- Marconi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Pearl City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <2>
- Ranch Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Camp
- Sunset Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
- Village Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ewa-Schofield Junction to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ewa-Schofield Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ewa-Schofield Junction and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Ewa-Schofield Junction to Honolulu, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 10 days, a buggy would take 189 days and walking would take 275 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,654 miles [13,927.3 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,237 miles [14,865.5 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,015 miles [12,898.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ewa-Schofield Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ewa-Schofield Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ewa-Schofield Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 21.3994, Longitude: -157.9814 In this case, the coordinates for Ewa-Schofield Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ewa-Schofield Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 13.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 23.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 352.085 degrees. |