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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 Laguna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguna and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 38.421021, -121.423841
- 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
- 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 is near Yolo County and also San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin 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
Communities Also Named Laguna ...
We found nine communities that are also named Laguna.
There are three communities within California that are also named Laguna.
Beyond California, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- This Laguna is located in Los Angeles County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Laguna.
- San Diego County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Diego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Laguna.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Laguna.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Laguna is located in Pinal County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the southeast of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Laguna.
- Yuma County
- This Laguna is located in Yuma County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the southeast of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Laguna.
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This Laguna is located in Cibola County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Laguna.
- Valencia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Laguna [Valencia County].
- Texas
- Uvalde County
- This Laguna is located in Uvalde County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Laguna that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Laguna.
- Utah
- Utah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Laguna [Utah County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna ...
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.
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Elk Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Graham ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hood Junction
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Pollock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pollock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Vineyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Point is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Laguna 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laguna and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,121 miles [13,069.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laguna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laguna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Laguna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Laguna 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 Laguna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4210, Longitude: -121.4238 In this case, the coordinates for Laguna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.552 degrees. |
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