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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 Pope Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pope Valley 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 Pope Valley:
- 38.615312, -122.427674
- 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 Pope Valley
- 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Since Pope Valley 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 Pope Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pope Valley ...
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.
- Atlas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Beltaine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Hidden Valley Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
- Kellogg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Larkmead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larkmead is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
- Lawndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Sanitarium
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanitarium is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
- Spanish Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodleaf is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
- Zinfandel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zinfandel is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel
How Far From Pope Valley 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 Pope Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pope Valley and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pope Valley to Napa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 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 8,127 miles [13,079.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pope Valley) 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 Pope Valley 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 Pope Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6153, Longitude: -122.4277 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.171 degrees. |
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