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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 Ohmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ohmer 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 Ohmer:
- 38.009643, -122.022740
- 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 Ohmer
- 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 Ohmer 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 Ohmer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ohmer ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Walnut Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Ohmer 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 Ohmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ohmer once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ohmer 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 Ohmer 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 2,408 miles [3,875.3 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<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ohmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ohmer) 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 Ohmer 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 Ohmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0096, Longitude: -122.0227 In this case, the coordinates for Ohmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.922 degrees. |
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