Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dulah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dulah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dulah
- 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 Dulah:
- 34.312499, -119.359837
- 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 Dulah
- 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since Dulah is near Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dulah ...
We found one communities that share the name Dulah.
Within California, the name Dulah is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Dulah in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dulah ...
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.
- Channel Islands Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Islands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Islands Beach
- Channel Islands Beach is located in Ventura County
- Leesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Muscle Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
- Sandyland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sandyland Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyland Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Cove
- Sandyland Cove is located in Santa Barbara County
- Sea Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Silver Strand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Strand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
- Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
- Spanish Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Summerland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
- Summerland is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland <3>
How Far From Dulah 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 Dulah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dulah and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dulah to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dulah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ventura County: www.countyofventura.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dulah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dulah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3125, Longitude: -119.3598 In this case, the coordinates for Dulah 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 Dulah 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 337.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.337 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.287 degrees. |