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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 Largo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Largo 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 Largo:
- 39.022563, -123.130368
- 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 Largo
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Largo is near Lake County and also Sonoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Largo
Communities Also Named Largo ...
We found nine communities that are also named Largo.
Within California, the name Largo is unique.
Beyond California, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Largo [Hillsborough County].
- Pinellas County
- This Largo is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<2> to the east of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Largo.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Largo is located in Prince George's County and lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Largo.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Largo is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Largo.
- Nebraska
- McPherson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Largo [McPherson County].
- New Mexico
- DeBaca County
- This Largo is located in DeBaca County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Largo.
- Lincoln County
- This Largo is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east southeast of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Largo.
- San Juan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Largo.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Largo is located in Decatur County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<2> to the east of the Largo that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Largo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Largo ...
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.
- Asylum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Big Valley Rancheria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Hermitage ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oasis is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Presswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Presswood is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presswood
How Far From Largo 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 Largo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Largo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Largo and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Largo to Ukiah, with an average speed<5> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 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 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Largo 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Largo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Largo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Largo 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 Largo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0226, Longitude: -123.1304 In this case, the coordinates for Largo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.931 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.088 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.606 degrees. |
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