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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knights 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 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Knights Landing ...
We found three communities that share the name Knights Landing.
Within California, the name Knights Landing is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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.
- Florida
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) - Everglade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hebron ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jacobs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Corner
- Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County
- Joes Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Landing
- Joes Landing is located in Sutter County
- Karnak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - King Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
- King Farms is located in Yolo County
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Marty ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <3>
- Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <3>
- Sugarfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarfield
- Sugarfield is located in Yolo County
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<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 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knights Landing. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knights Landing) to Point B.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 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Knights Landing 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 339.721 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.732 degrees. |