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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 Alder Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek:
- 38.634627, -121.201614
- 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 Alder Creek
- 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Since Alder Creek is near El Dorado County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Alder Creek
Communities Also Named Alder Creek ...
We found four communities that are also named Alder Creek.
Within California, the name Alder Creek is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Alder Creek lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the north of the Alder Creek that is located in Sacramento County.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Alder Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alder Creek that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Alder Creek.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Alder Creek is located in Oneida County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alder Creek that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Alder Creek.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Alder Creek is located in Clackamas County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the north of the Alder Creek that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Alder Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Creek ...
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.
- Citrus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Citrus is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
- Crescent Ridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
- Gold River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Orangevale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Stonegate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
How Far From Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Creek and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alder Creek to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,353 miles [3,786.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 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 8,103 miles [13,040.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6346, Longitude: -121.2016 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.414 degrees. |
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