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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 Melita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melita 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 Melita:
- 38.455906, -122.636264
- 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 Melita
- 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 Melita is near Napa County and also Lake 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 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 Melita
Communities Also Named Melita ...
We found two communities that are also named Melita.
Within California, the name Melita is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Melita lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the northeast of the Melita that is located in Sonoma County.
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- This Melita is located in Arenac County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Melita that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Melita.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melita ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Glen Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larkfield
(6 miles [9.7 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 northeast)
- Larkmead is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
- Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sanitarium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanitarium is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodleaf is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
- Zinfandel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zinfandel is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel
How Far From Melita 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 Melita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melita and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Melita 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 2,432 miles [3,913.9 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 139 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 8,141 miles [13,101.7 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> | 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- Melita) 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 Melita 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 Melita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4559, Longitude: -122.6363 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.30 degrees. |
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