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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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nacomis Indian Rancheria and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Nacomis Indian Rancheria
  • 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria:
    • 38.986009, -123.058057
    • 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria
  • 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
    • Since Nacomis Indian Rancheria is near Lake County and also Sonoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nacomis Indian Rancheria ...

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.

  • Asylum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Asylum is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
  • Big Valley Rancheria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hopland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oasis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oasis is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Pepperwood Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pepperwood Grove is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Grove
  • Presswood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Presswood is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presswood
  • Soda Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

How Far From Nacomis Indian Rancheria 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nacomis Indian Rancheria and extending to:

  • Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nacomis Indian Rancheria to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 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 8,113 miles [13,056.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nacomis Indian Rancheria) 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria 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 Nacomis Indian Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9860, Longitude: -123.0581       In this case, the coordinates for Nacomis Indian Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.866 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.009 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.561 degrees.