Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente and the surrounding area.
Weather ...
Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
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 Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente:
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 Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente ...
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 (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente 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 included the distance from a community such as Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente and extending to:
Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<4> 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 56 miles [90.1 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 2,426 miles [3,904.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,380 miles [11,877 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 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente: Decimal: 38.32201, -122.486169 DDMMSS: 38° 19' 19", -122° 29' 10"
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.317 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.319 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.208 degrees.