Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rincon De Los Carneros, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rincon De Los Carneros and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rincon De Los Carneros

• 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 Rincon De Los Carneros:
  • 38.245472, -122.306918
  • 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 Rincon De Los Carneros

• 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 Rincon De Los Carneros is near Sonoma County and also Solano 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 Solano 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 Rincon De Los Carneros

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rincon De Los Carneros ...

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.

• American Canyon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • American Canyon is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Canyon
  • Estimated population in 2015: 20,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Canyon <1>
• Cuttings Wharf
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
• Fairville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Green Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <1>
• Rocktram
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rocktram is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
• Squab
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Squab is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab
• Stanley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stanley is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Vineburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <1>

How Far From Rincon De Los Carneros 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 Rincon De Los Carneros to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies just to the North.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Rincon De Los Carneros to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 2,418 miles [3,891.4 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 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 7,382 miles [11,880.2 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 8,149 miles [13,114.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'