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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 Yountville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yountville 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 Yountville:
- 38.403910, -122.360228
- 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 Yountville
- 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 Yountville is near Sonoma County and also Solano 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 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 Yountville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yountville ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Beltaine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beltaine is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltaine
- Enchanted Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mission Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
- Rocktram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocktram is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zinfandel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zinfandel is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinfandel
How Far From Yountville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Yountville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yountville and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Yountville to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 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 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 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 8,139 miles [13,098.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yountville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Yountville 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 Yountville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4039, Longitude: -122.3602 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.219 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.13 degrees. |
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