Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howard Landing:
  • 38.228804, -121.601065
  • 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 Howard Landing

• 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since Howard Landing is near Solano County and also San Joaquin 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 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 Howard Landing

Communities Also Named Howard Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Howard Landing.

Within California, the name Howard Landing is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Howard Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Monroe County
    • This Howard Landing is located in Monroe County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east of the Howard Landing that is located in Sacramento County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Howard Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Landing ...

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.

• Eagle Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Tree is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Tree
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Howard Landing Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Howard Landing Ferry is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing Ferry
• Locke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Locke is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• New Hope Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Landing
• Paintersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paintersville is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Randall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Randall is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Terminous
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>

How Far From Howard Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Howard Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howard Landing and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howard Landing to Sacramento, 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 most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,382 miles [3,833.5 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 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 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 8,137 miles [13,095.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'