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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 San Miguel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Miguel 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 San Miguel:
- 38.493522, -122.769989
- 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 San Miguel
- 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 San Miguel is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 San Miguel
Communities Also Named San Miguel ...
We found twelve communities that are also named San Miguel.
There are three communities within California that are also named San Miguel.
Beyond California, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- San Francisco County
- This San Miguel is located in San Francisco County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of San Miguel.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This San Miguel is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of San Miguel.
- Ventura County
- This San Miguel is located in Ventura County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of San Miguel.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This San Miguel is located in Maricopa County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of San Miguel.
- Pima County
- This San Miguel is located in Pima County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of San Miguel.
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of San Miguel [Las Animas County].
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of San Miguel [San Miguel County].
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This San Miguel is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of San Miguel.
- Rio Arriba County
- This San Miguel is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of San Miguel.
- San Miguel County
- This San Miguel is located in San Miguel County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of San Miguel.
- Sandoval County
- This San Miguel is located in Sandoval County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of San Miguel.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This San Miguel is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of San Miguel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Miguel ...
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.
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fredericks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Hacienda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hacienda is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda
- Hollydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollydale is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Hopyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopyard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopyard
- Hurlbut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurlbut is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut
- Larkfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Larkfield is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkfield
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
How Far From San Miguel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as San Miguel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Miguel and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from San Miguel to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> 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 2,438 miles [3,923.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,140 miles [13,100.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Miguel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Miguel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4935, Longitude: -122.7700 In this case, the coordinates for San Miguel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.636 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.383 degrees. |
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