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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arroyo Seco
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arroyo Seco ...
We found three communities that share the name Arroyo Seco.
There is one other community in California which is also named Arroyo Seco.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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.
- Monterey County
- 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.
- New Mexico
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Drytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Drytown is located in Amador County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drytown <3>
- Firebrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Forest Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - May ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Sunnybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
How Far From Arroyo Seco 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arroyo Seco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arroyo Seco) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Arroyo Seco 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 339.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.84 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.304 degrees. |