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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 Byron Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byron Tract 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 Byron Tract:
- 37.887425, -121.590784
- 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 Byron Tract
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Byron Tract is near San Joaquin County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Byron Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byron Tract ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Discovery Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- French Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Lincoln Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Mountain House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain House is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Shepherds Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherds Ferry is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Ferry
- Terminous
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
How Far From Byron Tract 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 Byron Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Byron Tract and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Byron Tract to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). 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 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 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 8,159 miles [13,130.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byron Tract) 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 Byron Tract 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 Byron Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8874, Longitude: -121.5908 In this case, the coordinates for Byron Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.656 degrees. |
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