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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 Campo Seco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campo Seco 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 Campo Seco:
    • 38.227582, -120.853426
    • 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 Campo Seco
  • 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 Campo Seco ...

We found one communities that share the name Campo Seco.

There is one other community in California which is also named Campo Seco.

Beyond California.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Tuolumne County
      • This Campo Seco is located in Tuolumne County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Campo Seco that is located in Calaveras County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Campo Seco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campo 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.

  • Big Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Chinatown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Chinatown is located in Amador County
  • Firebrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
    • Firebrick is located in Amador County
  • Happy Valley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jenny Lind
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Calaveras County
  • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Quail Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
    • Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
  • Sunnybrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Valley Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whale Boat Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whale Boat Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry
    • Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County

How Far From Campo 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 Campo Seco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campo Seco and extending to:

  • San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Campo Seco to San Andreas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,356 miles [11,838.3 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 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.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 from Point A (ie- Campo Seco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campo Seco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2276, Longitude: -120.8534    
<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>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.
<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 Campo 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 338.935 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.653 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.204 degrees.









 

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