Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ulatis Park:
  • 38.358244, -121.988856
  • 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 Ulatis Park

• 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
  • Since Ulatis Park is near Napa County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo 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 Ulatis Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulatis Park ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucktown is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Bunker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bunker is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cannon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Green Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <1>
• Jacksnipe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jacksnipe is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksnipe
• Leisure Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
• Maine Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
• Redbud Park ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Violet ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Violet is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

How Far From Ulatis Park 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 Ulatis Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ulatis Park and extending to:

• Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Ulatis Park to Sacramento, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 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 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 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 8,136 miles [13,093.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'