Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laguna West:
  • 38.424909, -121.473287
  • 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 Laguna West

• 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since Laguna West is near Yolo County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Laguna West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna West ...

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.

• Arcade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcade is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruceville is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Central
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Elk Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <1>
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Freeport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <1>
• Hood Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood Junction is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Junction
• Point Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Pollock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pollock is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
• Randall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Willow Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willow Point is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

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

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

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna West to Sacramento, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,371 miles [3,815.8 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 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 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 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'