Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loomis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loomis
- 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 Loomis:
- 38.821403, -121.193405
- 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 Loomis
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Loomis is near El Dorado County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Loomis ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Loomis.
Within California, the name Loomis is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Loomis is located in Delaware County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Loomis.
- Sullivan County
- This Loomis is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km] to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Loomis.
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Loomis lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Okanogan County
- This Loomis is located in Okanogan County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the north of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Loomis.
- Pacific County
- This Loomis is located in Pacific County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the north northwest of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Loomis.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loomis ...
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.
- Equestrian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Granite Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
- Granite Bay is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Bay <4>
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
- Marina Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Pilot Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill
- Pilot Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Hill <4>
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Summit Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
- Virginiatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Winterhaven Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
- Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
How Far From Loomis 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 town such as Loomis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loomis and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Loomis to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 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 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Loomis: www.loomis.ca.gov/
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Loomis 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. |
| <2> | 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- Loomis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8214, Longitude: -121.1934 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Loomis 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 339.281 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.10 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.407 degrees. |