Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Enchanted Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enchanted Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Enchanted Hills
- 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 Enchanted Hills:
- 38.382968, -122.426090
- 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 Enchanted Hills
- 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Since Enchanted Hills is near Sonoma County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Enchanted Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name Enchanted Hills.
Within California, the name Enchanted Hills is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the east of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Enchanted Hills.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Enchanted Hills.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Enchanted Hills [Lincoln County].
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the east of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Enchanted Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Enchanted Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enchanted Hills ...
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.
- Beltaine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Glen Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Glen Ellen is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Ellen <4>
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mission Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
- Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Napa County
- Vineburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
- Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <4>
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Zinfandel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Enchanted Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Enchanted Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enchanted Hills and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Enchanted Hills to Napa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,142 miles [13,103.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enchanted Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enchanted Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enchanted Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3830, Longitude: -122.4261 In this case, the coordinates for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Enchanted Hills 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Enchanted Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.273 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.268 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.17 degrees. |