Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacobs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacobs Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacobs Corner
- 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 Jacobs Corner:
- 38.671571, -121.894411
- 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 Jacobs Corner
- 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Since Jacobs Corner is near Solano County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Jacobs Corner ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Joes Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Landing
- Joes Landing is located in Sutter County
- Karnak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - King Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
- King Farms is located in Yolo County
- Kirkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Knights Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Yolo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knights Landing <2>
- Kobe ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Marty ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Plumtree ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <2>
- Sugarfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarfield
- Sugarfield is located in Yolo County
How Far From Jacobs Corner 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 Jacobs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Jacobs Corner and extending to:
- Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Jacobs Corner to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacobs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jacobs Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacobs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6716, Longitude: -121.8944 In this case, the coordinates for Jacobs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jacobs Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.841 degrees. |