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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 Arroyo Seco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arroyo Seco 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 Arroyo Seco:
- 38.349914, -121.017720
- 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 Arroyo Seco
- 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 Amador County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Since Arroyo Seco is near Sacramento County and also Calaveras 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 Calaveras 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 Arroyo Seco
Communities Also Named Arroyo Seco ...
We found three communities that are also named Arroyo Seco.
There is one other community in California that is also named Arroyo Seco.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Monterey County
- This Arroyo Seco is located in Monterey County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south of the Arroyo Seco that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Arroyo Seco.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe County
- This Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east of the Arroyo Seco that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Arroyo Seco.
- Taos County
- This Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east of the Arroyo Seco that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Arroyo Seco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arroyo Seco ...
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.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chinatown is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Drytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Firebrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Firebrick is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Live Oak is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- May ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Sunnybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
How Far From Arroyo Seco 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 Arroyo Seco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arroyo Seco and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arroyo Seco to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 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 7,351 miles [11,830.3 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 8,119 miles [13,066.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arroyo Seco) 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 Arroyo Seco 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 Arroyo Seco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3499, Longitude: -121.0177 In this case, the coordinates for Arroyo Seco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.304 degrees. |
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