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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 Holland Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Tract 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 Holland Tract:
- 37.998533, -121.602175
- 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 Holland Tract
- 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 Holland Tract is near Sacramento County and also San Joaquin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin 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 Holland Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Tract ...
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.
- Cornwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Discovery Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Tree is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Tree
- Empire ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Howard Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Landing is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
- Howard Landing Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Landing Ferry is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing Ferry
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Marsh Creek Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mountain House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain House is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- New Hope Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Landing
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Spoonbill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Terminous
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
How Far From Holland Tract 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 Holland Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holland Tract and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Holland Tract to Martinez, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,385 miles [11,885 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 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holland Tract) 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 Holland Tract 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 Holland Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9985, Longitude: -121.6022 In this case, the coordinates for Holland Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.539 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.663 degrees. |
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