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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 Palm Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palm Tract 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 Palm Tract:
- 37.953812, -121.589396
- 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 Palm Tract
- 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 Palm Tract is near San Joaquin County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Palm Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm Tract ...
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.
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Discovery Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Tree is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Tree
- Empire ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Mormon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mormon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon
- Mountain House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain House is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Terminous
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
How Far From Palm Tract to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palm Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Palm Tract and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Palm Tract to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 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 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palm Tract) 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 Palm Tract 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 Palm Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9538, Longitude: -121.5894 In this case, the coordinates for Palm Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.656 degrees. |
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