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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alderglen Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alderglen Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alderglen Springs:
- 38.835183, -123.052779
- 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 Alderglen Springs
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Alderglen Springs is near Mendocino County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Alderglen Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alderglen Springs ...
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.
- Big Valley Rancheria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oaks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oaks
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geyserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Hermitage ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hopland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mercuryville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
- Oasis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
How Far From Alderglen Springs 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 Alderglen Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alderglen Springs and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alderglen Springs to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 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 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alderglen Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alderglen Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alderglen Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8352, Longitude: -123.0528 In this case, the coordinates for Alderglen Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.559 degrees. |
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