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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 Spanish Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Flat 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 Spanish Flat:
- 38.53484, -122.224576
- 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 Spanish Flat
- 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Since Spanish Flat is near Yolo County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Spanish Flat
Communities Also Named Spanish Flat ...
We found one communities that are also named Spanish Flat.
There is one other community in California that is also named Spanish Flat.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- El Dorado County
- This Spanish Flat is located in El Dorado County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spanish Flat that is located in Napa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Spanish Flat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Flat ...
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.
- Atlas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bucktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Larkmead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Larkmead is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
- Pope Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanitarium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sanitarium is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanitarium
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zinfandel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zinfandel is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel
How Far From Spanish Flat to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spanish Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Flat and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Flat to Napa, 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,362 miles [11,848 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 8,128 miles [13,080.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Spanish Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spanish Flat 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 Spanish Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5348, Longitude: -122.2246 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.118 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.045 degrees. |
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