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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 Bahia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bahia 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 Bahia:
- 38.096586, -122.103021
- 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 Bahia
- 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Bahia is near Contra Costa County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bahia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bahia ...
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.
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crockett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cygnus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cygnus is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnus
- Glencove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glencove is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Jacksnipe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksnipe is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksnipe
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Vine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
How Far From Bahia 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 Bahia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bahia and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bahia to Fairfield, 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 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 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 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- Bahia) 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 Bahia 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 Bahia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0966, Longitude: -122.1030 In this case, the coordinates for Bahia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.971 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.971 degrees. |
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