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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 Saint Vincent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Vincent and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vincent:
    • 38.029644, -122.534422
    • 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 Vincent
  • 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 Vincent ...

We found six communities that share the name Saint Vincent.

Within California, the name Saint Vincent is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Saint Vincent lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Vincent that is located in Marin County.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Saint Vincent is located in Conway County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Vincent that is located in Marin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Saint Vincent.
    • Indiana
      • Allen 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 Indiana community of Saint Vincent [Allen County].
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Saint Vincent is located in Union County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Vincent that is located in Marin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Saint Vincent.
    • Louisiana
      • Assumption Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Saint Vincent [Assumption Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Kittson County
      • This Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Vincent that is located in Marin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Saint Vincent.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Vincent ...

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.

  • Forest Knolls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Golf ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
    • Golf is located in Marin County
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Kent Woodlands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
    • Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
  • Larkspur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lucas Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
    • Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
  • Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Manor is located in Marin County
  • Meadowsweet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
    • Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
  • Paradise Cay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
    • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
  • Reed
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Marin County
  • Rose ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Sonoma County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County

How Far From Saint Vincent 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 Saint Vincent to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Vincent and extending to:

  • San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the South.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Vincent to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> 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 2,434 miles [3,917.1 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 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 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 8,167 miles [13,143.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Vincent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Vincent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Vincent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0296, Longitude: -122.5344       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Vincent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Vincent 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Vincent 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 340.328 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.318 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.237 degrees.




 

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