Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blucher:
  • 38.284639, -122.843882
  • 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 Blucher

• 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 Blucher is near Marin County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Blucher

Communities Also Named Blucher ...

We found one communities that are also named Blucher.

Within California, the name Blucher is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Blucher in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Blucher lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blucher that is located in Sonoma County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blucher ...

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 southwest)
  • Blakes Landing is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes Landing
• Cherry ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Fredericks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
• Freestone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freestone is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freestone <2>
• Hamlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Ocean Roar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Roar is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Roar
• Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Two Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock
• Valley Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Ford is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Ford <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blucher and extending to:

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blucher to Santa Rosa, 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 76 miles [122.3 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 2,446 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 7,389 miles [11,891.4 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 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'