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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alder Creek
  • 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 Alder Creek ...

We found four communities that share the name Alder Creek.

Within California, the name Alder Creek is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
    • Citrus is located in Sacramento County
  • Crescent Ridge Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Crown Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
    • Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
  • Gold River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
  • Orangevale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
  • Stonegate Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County

How Far From Alder Creek 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

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

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 from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.269 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.076 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.414 degrees.




 

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