Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yolano:
  • 38.410187, -121.705514
  • 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 Yolano

• 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 Yolano is near Yolo County and also Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Yolano

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yolano ...

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.

• Arcade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcade is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
• Bunker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Hood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hood is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <1>
• Maine Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
• Paintersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paintersville is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Randall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Riverview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Willow Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Willow Point is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

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

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

• Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yolano to Fairfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,384 miles [3,836.7 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 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 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 8,127 miles [13,079.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'