Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arroyo Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arroyo Vista and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arroyo Vista

• 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 Vista:
  • 38.723236, -121.054666
  • 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 Vista

• 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Since Arroyo Vista is near Sacramento County and also Placer 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 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 Arroyo Vista

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arroyo Vista ...

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.

• Crown Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
• El Dorado Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado Hills is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Hills <1>
• Equestrian Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
• Green Springs Ranch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
• Green Springs Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
• Marina Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
• Mormon Island ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
• Oak Tree Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
• Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
• Skinners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
• Stonegate Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
• Summit Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
• Winterhaven Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village

How Far From Arroyo Vista 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 Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arroyo Vista and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arroyo Vista to Placerville, 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 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 7,328 miles [11,793.3 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 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'