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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 Solyo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solyo 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 Solyo:
- 37.609375, -121.264384
- 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 Solyo
- 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 Stanislaus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
- Since Solyo is near San Joaquin County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Solyo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solyo ...
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.
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Crows Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- French Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harp is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Hatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Jet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jet is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
- Manteca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manteca Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
- Shepherds Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shepherds Ferry is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Ferry
- Summer Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Home is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Home
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Van Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Allen is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen
How Far From Solyo 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 Solyo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Solyo and extending to:
- Modesto, which is the Seat of Stanislaus County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Solyo to Modesto, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,376 miles [3,823.8 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 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,171 miles [13,149.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Solyo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Solyo 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 Solyo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6094, Longitude: -121.2644 In this case, the coordinates for Solyo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.457 degrees. |
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