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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 Monte Del Diablo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monte Del Diablo 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 Monte Del Diablo:
- 37.983255, -122.003295
- 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 Monte Del Diablo
- 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 Monte Del Diablo 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 Monte Del Diablo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte Del Diablo ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chipps is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Martinez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkle is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle
- Spoonbill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Vine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Heights is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
How Far From Monte Del Diablo 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 Monte Del Diablo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monte Del Diablo and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Monte Del Diablo to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 2,407 miles [3,873.7 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 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 7,394 miles [11,899.5 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 8,160 miles [13,132.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monte Del Diablo) 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 Monte Del Diablo 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 Monte Del Diablo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9833, Longitude: -122.0033 In this case, the coordinates for Monte Del Diablo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.875 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.91 degrees. |
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