Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chiquita:
  • 38.634910, -122.874439
  • 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 Chiquita

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chiquita ...

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.

• Forestville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <1>
• Geyserville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Geyserville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyserville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyserville <1>
• Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hacienda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hacienda is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda
• Hollydale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hollydale is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
• Jimtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jimtown is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Kellogg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Larkfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Larkfield is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkfield
• Mercuryville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
• Noel Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Noel Heights is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chiquita and extending to:

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chiquita to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). 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 2,441 miles [3,928.4 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 7,367 miles [11,856 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 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'