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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 Los Guilicos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Guilicos 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 Los Guilicos:
- 38.426578, -122.581650
- 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 Los Guilicos
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Los Guilicos is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Los Guilicos
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Guilicos ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Glen Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Larkfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larkfield is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkfield
- Larkmead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Larkmead is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Mission Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
- Roseland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sanitarium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanitarium is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zinfandel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zinfandel is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel
How Far From Los Guilicos to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Los Guilicos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Los Guilicos and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Los Guilicos to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,429 miles [3,909.1 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 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 7,375 miles [11,868.9 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 8,142 miles [13,103.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Los Guilicos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Los Guilicos 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 Los Guilicos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4266, Longitude: -122.5816 In this case, the coordinates for Los Guilicos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.267 degrees. |
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