Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Pacific Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pacific Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pacific Heights
- 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 Pacific Heights:
- 21.326667, -157.842500
- 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 Pacific Heights
- 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
Communities Also Named Pacific Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Pacific Heights.
Within Hawaii, the name Pacific Heights is unique.
Beyond Hawaii, there is another community also named Pacific Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Francisco County
- This Pacific Heights is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Pacific Heights.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacific Heights ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Foster Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Village
- Honolulu
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honolulu <3>
- Marconi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <3>
- Ranch Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Camp
- Sunset Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <3>
- Village Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Pacific Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pacific Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pacific Heights and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Pacific Heights to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 10 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 274 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 189 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,661 miles [13,938.5 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 9,245 miles [14,878.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pacific Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pacific Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pacific Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 21.3267, Longitude: -157.8425 In this case, the coordinates for Pacific Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pacific Heights 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 13.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 23.087 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 351.967 degrees. |