Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Berryessa Highlands:
  • 38.514630, -122.187752
  • 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 Berryessa Highlands

• 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
  • Since Berryessa Highlands is near Yolo County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Berryessa Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berryessa Highlands ...

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.

• Atlas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlas is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Bucktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cottonwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Deer Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
• Enchanted Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Pope Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope Valley is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pope Valley <1>
• Redbud Park ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
• Sanitarium
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sanitarium is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
• Spanish Flat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spanish Flat is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Flat <1>
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Violet ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Violet is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
• Zinfandel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Zinfandel is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel

How Far From Berryessa Highlands 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 Berryessa Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Berryessa Highlands to Napa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 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 8,129 miles [13,082.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'