Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vacaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vacaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vacaville
- 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 Vacaville:
- 38.355042, -121.981482
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Vacaville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Vacaville is near Napa County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vacaville ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bunker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Cannon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Solano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <2>
- Jacksnipe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Leisure Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Maine Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Violet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Vacaville 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 city such as Vacaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Vacaville 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]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Vacaville to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> 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 2,399 miles [3,860.8 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vacaville: www.cityofvacaville.com/
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Vacaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vacaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3550, Longitude: -121.9815 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vacaville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.813 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.896 degrees. |