Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Punta De Quentin:
  • 37.958535, -122.578034
  • 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 Punta De Quentin

• 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 Punta De Quentin is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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 Punta De Quentin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Punta De Quentin ...

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.

• Golf ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Golf is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
• Homestead Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
• Kent Woodlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
• Larkspur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Larkspur is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <1>
• Lucas Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
• Manor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manor is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
• Meadowsweet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
• Reed
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Sleepy Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Strawberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry

How Far From Punta De Quentin 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 Punta De Quentin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Punta De Quentin to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,438 miles [3,923.6 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 7,406 miles [11,918.8 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 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'