Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ben Ali

• 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 Ben Ali:
  • 38.616569, -121.425412
  • 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 Ben Ali

• 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since Ben Ali is near Yolo County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • eBird sighting report for Sutter 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben Ali ...

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.

• Antelope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <1>
• Arcade ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
• Bombay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bombay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
  • Bombay is located in Sacramento County
• Citrus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
  • Citrus is located in Sacramento County
• Fair Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <1>
• Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
  • Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
• Gardenland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenland
  • Gardenland is located in Sacramento County
• Gold River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
  • Gold River is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold River <1>
• Kobe ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kobe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
  • Kobe is located in Yolo County
• Marty ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Marty is located in Yolo County
• Mayhew
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
• Polk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Sacramento County
• Pollock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Sacramento County

How Far From Ben Ali 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 Ben Ali to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ben Ali and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the southwest (SW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ben Ali to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 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 8,109 miles [13,050.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/