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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 Herpoco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herpoco 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 Herpoco:
- 38.011589, -122.271080
- 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 Herpoco
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Herpoco is near Solano County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Herpoco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herpoco ...
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.
- Christie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Giant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Giant is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
- Glencove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glencove is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Hercules
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nitro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nitro is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Rodeo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rollingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Triangle Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
How Far From Herpoco 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 Herpoco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herpoco and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Herpoco to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,421 miles [3,896.2 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 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 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 8,163 miles [13,137.1 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 '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- Herpoco) 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 Herpoco 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 Herpoco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0116, Longitude: -122.2711 In this case, the coordinates for Herpoco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.103 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.075 degrees. |
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