Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guinda:
  • 38.829197, -122.192906
  • 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 Guinda

• 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • Since Guinda is near Napa County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Napa County
  • eBird sighting report for Colusa 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guinda ...

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.

• College City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <1>
• Cottonwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
• Hershey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • Hershey is located in Yolo County
• Hidden Valley Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
  • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
• Jacobs Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Corner
  • Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County
• Pope Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Valley
  • Pope Valley is located in Napa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pope Valley <1>
• Prize ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prize
  • Prize is located in Colusa County
• Redbud Park ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
  • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
• Spanish Flat
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
  • Spanish Flat is located in Napa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Flat <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Guinda and extending to:

• Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guinda to Woodland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 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 8,109 miles [13,050.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guinda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/