Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inverness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inverness and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inverness
- 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 Inverness:
- 38.101160, -122.856566
- 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 Inverness
- 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since Inverness is near Sonoma County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Napa 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 Inverness ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Inverness.
Within California, the name Inverness is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Inverness is located in Bullock County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the east of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Inverness.
- Shelby County
- This Inverness is located in Shelby County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km] to the east of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Inverness.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Inverness [Cumberland County].
- Hoke County
- This Inverness is located in Hoke County and lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the east of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Inverness.
- Nova Scotia
- This Inverness lies 3,120 miles [5,021.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- Ohio
- Prince Edward Island
- This Inverness lies 2,986 miles [4,805.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- Quebec
- This Inverness lies 2,638 miles [4,245.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Marin County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inverness ...
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.
- Blakes Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes Landing
- Blakes Landing is located in Marin County
- Cypress Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove
- Cypress Grove is located in Marin County
- Five Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Brooks
- Five Brooks is located in Marin County
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Jewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marconi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Marin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- Ocean Roar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Roar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Roar
- Ocean Roar is located in Marin County
- Seahaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Inverness 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 Inverness to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inverness and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Inverness to San Rafael, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,168 miles [13,145.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inverness. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Inverness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inverness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1012, Longitude: -122.8566 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Inverness could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Inverness to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.658 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.437 degrees. |