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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 Danielson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danielson 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 Danielson:
- 38.238248, -122.104968
- 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 Danielson
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Danielson is near Napa County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa 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 Danielson
Communities Also Named Danielson ...
We found two communities that are also named Danielson.
Within California, the name Danielson is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Danielson is located in Windham County and lies 2,629 miles [4,231 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Danielson that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Danielson.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Danielson [Houghton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danielson ...
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.
- American Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cygnus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cygnus is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnus
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksnipe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksnipe is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksnipe
- Pierce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Rocktram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocktram is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Squab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Squab is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Danielson 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 Danielson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danielson and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Danielson to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,408 miles [3,875.3 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 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 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 8,146 miles [13,109.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danielson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Danielson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Danielson 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 Danielson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2382, Longitude: -122.1050 In this case, the coordinates for Danielson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.918 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.972 degrees. |
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