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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 Merazo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merazo 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 Merazo:
- 38.217451, -122.372828
- 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 Merazo
- 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 Merazo is near Sonoma County and also Solano 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 Solano 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 Merazo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merazo ...
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.
- American Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuttings Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
- Fairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocktram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocktram is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
- Squab
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Squab is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Merazo 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 Merazo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Merazo and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Merazo 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,422 miles [3,897.8 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 7,385 miles [11,885 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 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merazo) 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 Merazo 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 Merazo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2175, Longitude: -122.3728 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.138 degrees. |
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