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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 Canada De Pogolimi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canada De Pogolimi 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 Canada De Pogolimi:
- 38.331027, -122.880273
- 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 Canada De Pogolimi
- 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 Canada De Pogolimi 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 Canada De Pogolimi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canada De Pogolimi ...
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.
- Cherry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Fredericks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Freestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hopyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopyard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopyard
- Hurlbut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurlbut is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut
- Ocean Roar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ocean Roar is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Roar
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Two Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock
- Valley Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Canada De Pogolimi 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 Canada De Pogolimi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Canada De Pogolimi and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canada De Pogolimi 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 77 miles [123.9 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 2,447 miles [3,938.1 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 7,387 miles [11,888.2 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 8,153 miles [13,121 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 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- Canada De Pogolimi) 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 Canada De Pogolimi 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 Canada De Pogolimi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3310, Longitude: -122.8803 In this case, the coordinates for Canada De Pogolimi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.721 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.452 degrees. |
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