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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 Terra Linda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terra Linda 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 Terra Linda:
- 38.003873, -122.552451
- 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 Terra Linda
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since Terra Linda is near Sonoma County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa 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 Terra Linda
Communities Also Named Terra Linda ...
We found one communities that are also named Terra Linda.
Within California, the name Terra Linda is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Terra Linda in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Terra Linda is located in Salt Lake County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Terra Linda that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Terra Linda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terra Linda ...
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.
- Forest Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Golf ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golf is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
- Harbor Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harbor Point is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Homestead Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
- Kent Woodlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
- Larkspur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Reed Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
- Lucas Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
- Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowsweet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
- Paradise Cay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rose ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Terra Linda 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 Terra Linda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terra Linda and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Terra Linda to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 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 8,169 miles [13,146.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra Linda) 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 Terra Linda 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 Terra Linda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0039, Longitude: -122.5525 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.34 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.248 degrees. |
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