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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 Gallinas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallinas 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 Gallinas:
- 38.020200, -122.525255
- 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 Gallinas
- 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since Gallinas is near Sonoma County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Gallinas
Communities Also Named Gallinas ...
We found three communities that are also named Gallinas.
Within California, the name Gallinas is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This Gallinas is located in Lincoln County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the east of the Gallinas that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gallinas.
- San Miguel County
- This Gallinas is located in San Miguel County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east of the Gallinas that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Gallinas.
- Texas
- Atascosa 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 Texas community of Gallinas [Atascosa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallinas ...
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.
- Forest Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golf ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golf is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Homestead Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
- Kent Woodlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
- Larkspur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Reed Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
- Lucas Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manor is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Meadowsweet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
- Nitro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nitro is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Paradise Cay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rose ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Gallinas 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 Gallinas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gallinas and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gallinas to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,434 miles [3,917.1 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 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 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 8,167 miles [13,143.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gallinas) 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 Gallinas 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 Gallinas 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 Gallinas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0202, Longitude: -122.5253 In this case, the coordinates for Gallinas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.232 degrees. |
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