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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hardy Place:
    • 39.800988, -122.950838
    • 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 Hardy Place
  • 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 Hardy Place ...

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.

  • Carpenter Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
    • Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Copper City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Copper City is located in Glenn County
  • Fiddlers Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
    • Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
  • Four Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
    • Four Pines is located in Lake County
  • Griffin Place
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Place
    • Griffin Place is located in Tehama County
  • Hays Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
    • Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jenks Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
    • Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
  • Lone Star ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
  • Marks Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
    • Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Tehama County

How Far From Hardy Place 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 Hardy Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hardy Place to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 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 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hardy Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hardy Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hardy Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8010, Longitude: -122.9508       In this case, the coordinates for Hardy Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Hardy Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.853 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.029 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.489 degrees.









 

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