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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 Arcade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arcade 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 Arcade:
- 38.475741, -121.579679
- 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 Arcade
- 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Since Arcade is near Sacramento County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Arcade
Communities Also Named Arcade ...
We found seven communities that are also named Arcade.
There are two communities within California that are also named Arcade.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arcade [Los Angeles County].
- Sacramento County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arcade [Sacramento County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Arcade is located in Jackson County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<3> to the east of the Arcade that is located in Yolo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Arcade.
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Arcade [Washtenaw County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Arcade is located in Wyoming County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Arcade that is located in Yolo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Arcade.
- Texas
- Ector County
- This Arcade is located in Ector County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Arcade that is located in Yolo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ector County community of Arcade.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Arcade [Fond du Lac County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcade ...
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.
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Junction
- Kobe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kobe is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
- Plumtree ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plumtree is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
- Pollock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pollock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Willow Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Point is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Arcade to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arcade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arcade and extending to:
- Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arcade to Woodland, 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,376 miles [3,823.8 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 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 8,121 miles [13,069.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Arcade 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> | 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 Arcade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arcade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Arcade 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 Arcade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4757, Longitude: -121.5797 In this case, the coordinates for Arcade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.648 degrees. |
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