Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Helena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Helena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Helena
- 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 Saint Helena:
- 38.503866, -122.467967
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Helena
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Since Saint Helena is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Helena ...
We found five communities that share the name Saint Helena.
Within California, the name Saint Helena is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Saint Helena is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,442 miles [3,930 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Helena that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint Helena.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Saint Helena is located in Cedar County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Helena that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Saint Helena.
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Saint Helena is located in Pender County and lies 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Helena that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Saint Helena.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint Helena [Beaufort County].
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Saint Helena is located in Norfolk City and lies 2,500 miles [4,023.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Helena that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Saint Helena.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Helena ...
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.
- Beltaine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
- Enchanted Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
- Larkmead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Valley
- Pope Valley is located in Napa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pope Valley <4>
- Sanitarium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanitarium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
- Sanitarium is located in Napa County
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Zinfandel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Helena and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Helena to Napa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,422 miles [3,897.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,135 miles [13,092 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Helena: www.city.ci.st-helena.ca.us/
The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Saint Helena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Helena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5039, Longitude: -122.4680 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saint Helena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Saint Helena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.331 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.196 degrees. |