Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hendy Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendy Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hendy Grove
- 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 Hendy Grove:
- 39.076843, -123.463621
- 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 Hendy Grove
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Hendy Grove is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Hendy Grove ...
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.
- Anchor Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay
- Anchor Bay is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor Bay <1>
- Asylum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cape Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elk is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <1>
- Fish Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
- Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
- Flumeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flumeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flumeville
- Flumeville is located in Mendocino County
- Hermitage ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Hopland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopland
- Hopland is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopland <1>
- Little Penny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Penny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Penny
- Little Penny is located in Mendocino County
- Melbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Presswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Signal Port
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Port
- Signal Port is located in Mendocino County
- Signal Port has also been known as:
- Hardscratch
How Far From Hendy Grove 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 Hendy Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hendy Grove and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hendy Grove to Ukiah, with an average speed<5> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 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 8,114 miles [13,058.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hendy Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendy Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hendy Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0768, Longitude: -123.4636 In this case, the coordinates for Hendy Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hendy Grove 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 341.218 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.815 degrees. |