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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 Larkins Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larkins Landing 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 Larkins Landing:
- 37.496653, -122.005833
- 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 Larkins 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Since Larkins Landing is near Santa Clara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Larkins Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larkins 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.
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Castro City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Crescent Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farwell is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Greenmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
- Hall Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Station is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Station
- Mallard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Meadow Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Professorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Snoboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snoboy is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoboy
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Larkins 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 Larkins Landing 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<2> community of Larkins Landing once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Larkins Landing and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Larkins Landing to Oakland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,417 miles [3,889.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 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 8,192 miles [13,183.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Larkins Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Larkins Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Larkins Landing 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 Larkins Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4967, Longitude: -122.0058 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.686 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.91 degrees. |
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