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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 Carmichael, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmichael 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 Carmichael:
- 38.617022, -121.328593
- 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 Carmichael
- 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Since Carmichael is near Placer County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo 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 Carmichael
Communities Also Named Carmichael ...
We found eight communities that are also named Carmichael.
Within California, the name Carmichael is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison 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 Alabama community of Carmichael [Madison County].
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carmichael that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Carmichael.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Carmichael is located in Clarke County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<2> to the east of the Carmichael that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Carmichael.
- Hinds County
- This Carmichael is located in Hinds County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km] to the east of the Carmichael that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Carmichael.
- Perry 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 Mississippi community of Carmichael [Perry County].
- North Carolina
- Cumberland 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 North Carolina community of Carmichael [Cumberland County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Carmichael lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carmichael that is located in Sacramento County.
- South Carolina
- Marion 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 South Carolina community of Carmichael [Marion County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmichael ...
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.
- Antelope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Citrus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Citrus is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
- Gardenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gardenland is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenland
- Gold River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayhew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orangevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
How Far From Carmichael to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carmichael to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carmichael and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carmichael to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,107 miles [13,047 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 Carmichael 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carmichael) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carmichael 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 Carmichael. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6170, Longitude: -121.3286 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.492 degrees. |
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