Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Santa Nella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Nella and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Nella

• 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 Santa Nella:
  • 37.10068, -121.015871
  • 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 Santa Nella

• 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 Merced County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
  • Since Santa Nella is near Stanislaus County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Santa Nella

Communities Also Named Santa Nella ...

We found one communities that are also named Santa Nella.

There is one other community in California that is also named Santa Nella.

Beyond California.

• Communities Located In California ...
  • Sonoma County
    • This Santa Nella is located in Sonoma County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Santa Nella that is located in Merced County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Santa Nella.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Nella ...

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.

• Arena
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arena is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
• Cottage Corners
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
• Crows Landing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Crows Landing is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crows Landing <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crows Landing
  • From Santa Nella to Crows Landing
• Hatch
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
• Hills Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Ferry
• Irwin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Jet
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jet is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
• Volta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Volta is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Volta
  • From Santa Nella to Volta

How Far From Santa Nella 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 Santa Nella to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Nella to Merced, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,199 miles [13,195 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'