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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 Port Chicago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Chicago 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 Port Chicago:
- 38.04826, -122.021202
- 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 Port Chicago
- 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 Port Chicago is near Solano County and also Napa 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 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 Port Chicago
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Chicago ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipps is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 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 southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pierce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spoonbill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spoonbill is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
- Vine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
How Far From Port Chicago 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 Port Chicago 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 Port Chicago once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Port Chicago and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Port Chicago 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 2,407 miles [3,873.7 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 7,390 miles [11,893.1 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 8,156 miles [13,125.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 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 Port Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Port Chicago) 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 Port Chicago 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 Port Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0483, Longitude: -122.0212 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.80 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.921 degrees. |
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