Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Santa Clara Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Clara Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Clara Estates

• 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 Santa Clara Estates:
  • 40.686111, -80.579722
  • 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 Santa Clara Estates

• 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
  • Since Santa Clara Estates is near Beaver County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Santa Clara Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Clara Estates ...

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.

• Campus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Campus is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Dry Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Run is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jethro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jethro is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
• Middle Beaver ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Beaver is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beaver
• Pleasant Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Heights is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
• Rock Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Camp is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
• Spring Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sprucevale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale

How Far From Santa Clara Estates 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 Santa Clara Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Clara Estates to Lisbon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'