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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 Montalvin Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montalvin Manor 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 Montalvin Manor:
- 37.995478, -122.332748
- 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 Montalvin Manor
- 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 Montalvin Manor is near Marin County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Montalvin Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montalvin Manor ...
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.
- Christie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Giant is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
- Glencove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glencove is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Hercules
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nitro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nitro is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Rodeo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Thousand Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Triangle Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
- University Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
How Far From Montalvin Manor 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 Montalvin Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Montalvin Manor and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Montalvin Manor to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,399 miles [11,907.5 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 8,165 miles [13,140.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montalvin Manor) 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 Montalvin Manor 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 Montalvin Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9955, Longitude: -122.3327 In this case, the coordinates for Montalvin Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.113 degrees. |
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