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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 Knights Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knights Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Knights Landing:
    • 38.799718, -121.720623
    • 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 Knights 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
    • Since Knights Landing is near Sutter County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Knights Landing

Communities Also Named Knights Landing ...

We found three communities that are also named Knights Landing.

Within California, the name Knights Landing is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<1> to the east of the Knights Landing that is located in Yolo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Knights Landing.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Knights Landing is located in Newton County and lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<1> to the east of the Knights Landing that is located in Yolo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Knights Landing.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County and lies 2,692 miles [4,332.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knights Landing that is located in Yolo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Knights Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights 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.

  • Cornelius ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelius is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Everglade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Everglade is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Jacobs Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Corner
  • Joes Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Joes Landing is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Landing
  • Karnak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Karnak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • King Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • King Farms is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
  • Kirkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkville is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Marty ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marty is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Pleasant Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Robbins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugarfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sugarfield is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarfield

How Far From Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Knights Landing to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,378 miles [3,827 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 7,335 miles [11,804.5 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 8,102 miles [13,038.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Knights Landing) 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 Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7997, Longitude: -121.7206    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.721 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.626 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.732 degrees.