Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Olompali, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olompali and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Olompali

• 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 Olompali:
  • 38.165197, -122.623595
  • 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 Olompali

• 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
  • Since Olompali is near Sonoma County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa 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 Olompali

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olompali ...

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.

• Cherry ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Crown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crown is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Fairville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Forest Knolls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Knolls <1>
• Four Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenwood ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Haystack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Haystack is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack
• Jewell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewell is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Lakeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lucas Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
  • Rose ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Stony Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Two Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock

How Far From Olompali 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 Olompali to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Olompali to San Rafael, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,436 miles [3,920.4 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 7,393 miles [11,897.9 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 8,159 miles [13,130.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'