Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Quentin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Quentin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Quentin
- 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 Quentin:
- 37.941538, -122.483564
- 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 San Quentin
- 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since San Quentin is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Quentin ...
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.
- Golf ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Harbor Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Point is located in Marin County
- Homestead Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
- Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
- Kent Woodlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
- Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
- Larkspur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Larkspur is located in Marin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <2>
- Little Reed Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Reed Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
- Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
- Meadowsweet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
- Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
- Paradise Cay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From San Quentin 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 San Quentin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in San Quentin and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from San Quentin 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 2,433 miles [3,915.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 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 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Quentin. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- San Quentin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Quentin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9415, Longitude: -122.4836 |
| <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 Quentin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.206 degrees. |