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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 Marsh Creek Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marsh Creek Springs 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 Marsh Creek Springs:
- 37.893237, -121.852629
- 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 Marsh Creek Springs
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Marsh Creek Springs is near Solano County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Marsh Creek Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marsh Creek Springs ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Chipps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chipps is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diablo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Empire ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sparkle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sparkle is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle
- Spoonbill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Walnut Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Heights is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
How Far From Marsh Creek Springs 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 Marsh Creek Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marsh Creek Springs and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marsh Creek Springs to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 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 8,164 miles [13,138.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marsh Creek Springs) 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 Marsh Creek Springs 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 Marsh Creek Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8932, Longitude: -121.8526 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.817 degrees. |
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