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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 Monsanto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monsanto 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 Monsanto:
- 38.026032, -122.055519
- 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 Monsanto
- 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 Monsanto 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 Monsanto
Communities Also Named Monsanto ...
We found three communities that are also named Monsanto.
Within California, the name Monsanto is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Monsanto [Caribou County].
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Monsanto [Saint Clair County].
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Monsanto [Maury County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monsanto ...
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.
- Chipps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chipps is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crockett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cygnus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cygnus is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnus
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glencove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glencove is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Martinez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pierce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sparkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sparkle is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle
- Spoonbill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Vine Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Walnut Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Monsanto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monsanto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Monsanto and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Monsanto to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 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 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,159 miles [13,130.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Monsanto could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monsanto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Monsanto 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 Monsanto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0260, Longitude: -122.0555 In this case, the coordinates for Monsanto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.83 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.942 degrees. |
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