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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 Larkmead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larkmead and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Larkmead:
    • 38.558797, -122.523037
    • 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 Larkmead
  • 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
    • Since Larkmead is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Larkmead

Communities Also Named Larkmead ...

We found one communities that are also named Larkmead.

Within California, the name Larkmead is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Larkmead in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Larkmead is located in Wood County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Larkmead that is located in Napa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Larkmead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larkmead ...

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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Lawndale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Pope Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanitarium
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sanitarium is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Woodleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
  • Zinfandel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zinfandel is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Larkmead and extending to:

  • Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Larkmead to Napa, 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 most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east (E). 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 7,366 miles [11,854.4 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 8,132 miles [13,087.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Larkmead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Larkmead 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 Larkmead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5588, Longitude: -122.5230       In this case, the coordinates for Larkmead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.372 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.396 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.23 degrees.