Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arbuckle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbuckle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arbuckle
- 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 Arbuckle:
- 39.017443, -122.057423
- 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 Arbuckle
- 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 Colusa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colusa County
- Since Arbuckle is near Yolo County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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
Communities Also Named Arbuckle ...
We found five communities that share the name Arbuckle.
There is one other community in California which is also named Arbuckle.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- New Brunswick
- This Arbuckle lies 2,758 miles [4,438.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Arbuckle that is located in Colusa County.
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbuckle ...
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.
- College City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- College City is located in Colusa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <4>
- Everglade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Grand Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Colusa County
- Hershey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Joesphine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Lira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
- Moons Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
- Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
- Prize ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Progress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Arbuckle 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 community such as Arbuckle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arbuckle and extending to:
- Colusa, which is the Seat of Colusa County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Arbuckle to Colusa, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arbuckle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arbuckle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Arbuckle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arbuckle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arbuckle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0174, Longitude: -122.0574 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Arbuckle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.002 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.939 degrees. |