Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Capay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Capay
- 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 Capay:
- 38.707527, -122.049561
- 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 Capay
- 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Since Capay is near Napa County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Capay ...
We found one communities that share the name Capay.
There is one other community in California which is also named Capay.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capay ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Hershey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Jacobs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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
- Kirkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Knights Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Yolo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knights Landing <3>
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Spanish Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
- Spanish Flat is located in Napa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Flat <3>
- Sugarfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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
How Far From Capay 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 Capay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Capay and extending to:
- Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Capay to Woodland, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,396 miles [3,856 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 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 8,114 miles [13,058.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7075, Longitude: -122.0496 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Capay 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 339.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.942 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.936 degrees. |