Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lac:
  • 38.299359, -122.427479
  • 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 Lac

• 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Since Lac is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Lac

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac ...

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.

• Beltaine ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
• Cuttings Wharf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
• Enchanted Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Fairville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glen Ellen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Ellen is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Ellen <1>
• Lakeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Mission Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
• Rocktram
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocktram is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
• Stanley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Vineburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <1>
• Wildwood ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lac and extending to:

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lac to Santa Rosa, 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 five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 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 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'