Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alamorio:
  • 32.978320, -115.462759
  • 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 Alamorio

• 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Alamorio ...

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.

• Butlers ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers
  • Butlers is located in Imperial County
• Citrus View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
  • Citrus View is located in Imperial County
• Fuller
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Fuller is located in Imperial County
• Imperial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
• Mayflower ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Imperial County
• Perrys Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
  • Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Imperial County
• Shamrock ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Imperial County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alamorio and extending to:

• El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alamorio to El Centro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 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 8,334 miles [13,412.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alamorio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/