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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 Jacinto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacinto 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 Jacinto:
- 39.580995, -122.006644
- 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 Jacinto
- 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 Glenn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Since Jacinto is near Butte County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Jacinto
Communities Also Named Jacinto ...
We found four communities that are also named Jacinto.
Within California, the name Jacinto is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Jacinto, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Dallas County
- This Jacinto is located in Dallas County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the east of the Jacinto that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Jacinto.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Jacinto is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east of the Jacinto that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Jacinto.
- Nebraska
- Kimball County
- This Jacinto is located in Kimball County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacinto that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimball County community of Jacinto.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Brazil
- Distance: 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Jacinto
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacinto ...
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.
- Barber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bluegum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluegum is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegum
- Chapmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapmantown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmantown
- Dodgeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeland is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeland
- Glenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Jacinto 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 Jacinto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacinto and extending to:
- Willows, which is the Seat of Glenn County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacinto to Willows, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,290 miles [11,732.1 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 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacinto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jacinto 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 Jacinto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5810, Longitude: -122.0066 In this case, the coordinates for Jacinto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.902 degrees. |
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