Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Briggston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briggston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Briggston
- 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 Briggston:
- 38.531296, -121.748850
- 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 Briggston
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Briggston is near Yolo County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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
Communities Also Named Briggston ...
We found one communities that share the name Briggston.
Within California, the name Briggston is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Briggston in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggston ...
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.
- Arcade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bunker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hebron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Jacobs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Corner
- Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County
- King Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
- King Farms is located in Yolo County
- Kobe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Marty ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Plumtree ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sugarfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarfield
- Sugarfield is located in Yolo County
- Willow Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Willow Point is located in Yolo County
How Far From Briggston 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 Briggston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Briggston once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Briggston and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Briggston to Fairfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 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 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Briggston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briggston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5313, Longitude: -121.7489 In this case, the coordinates for Briggston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Briggston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Briggston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.752 degrees. |