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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 Estero Americano, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Estero Americano 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 Estero Americano:
- 38.347694, -122.954165
- 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 Estero Americano
- 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 Estero Americano 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 Estero Americano
Curious and Interesting Names Near Estero Americano ...
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.
- Blakes Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blakes Landing is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes Landing
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fredericks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Freestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hopyard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopyard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopyard
- Hurlbut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlbut is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut
- Noel Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Noel Heights is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Heights
- Ocean Roar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean Roar is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Roar
- Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Salmon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salmon Creek is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Two Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock
- Vacation Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vacation Beach is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vacation Beach
- Valley Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Estero Americano 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 Estero Americano to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Estero Americano and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Estero Americano 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 81 miles [130.4 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 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 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 8,153 miles [13,121 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Estero Americano) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Estero Americano 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 Estero Americano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3477, Longitude: -122.9542 In this case, the coordinates for Estero Americano have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.498 degrees. |
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