Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Petaluma:
  • 38.239917, -122.634153
  • 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 East Petaluma

• 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 East Petaluma 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 East Petaluma

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Petaluma ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Crown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crown is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glen Ellen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Ellen is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Ellen <1>
• Haystack
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Haystack is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack
• Lakeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Stony Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Two Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock
• Vineburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <1>

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

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

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Petaluma 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 four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,435 miles [3,918.8 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 7,389 miles [11,891.4 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 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'