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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 Rohnert Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rohnert Park 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 Rohnert Park:
- 38.340953, -122.698022
- 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 Rohnert Park
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Rohnert Park is near Marin County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Rohnert Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rohnert Park ...
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.
- Cherry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Crown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fredericks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rock is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rock
How Far From Rohnert Park 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 city such as Rohnert Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rohnert Park and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Rohnert Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,437 miles [3,922 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 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rohnert Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rohnert Park 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 Rohnert Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3410, Longitude: -122.6980 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.498 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.339 degrees. |
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