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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 Casa Loma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma:
- 39.198468, -120.775476
- 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 Casa Loma
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Casa Loma is near Nevada County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Casa Loma
Communities Also Named Casa Loma ...
We found four communities that are also named Casa Loma.
There is one other community in California that is also named Casa Loma.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Riverside County
- This Casa Loma is located in Riverside County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Casa Loma that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Casa Loma.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Casa Loma is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km]<1> to the east of the Casa Loma that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Casa Loma.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Casa Loma is located in Bernalillo County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Casa Loma that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Casa Loma.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Casa Loma is located in Davis County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Casa Loma that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Casa Loma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casa Loma ...
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.
- Democrat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Democrat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Drum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drum is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Dutch Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forebay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forebay is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
- Gold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little York ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little York is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Midas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Midas is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Rawhide
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rawhide is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Red Dog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Dog is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dog
- Red Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Secret Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Casa Loma and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Casa Loma to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 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 8,059 miles [12,969.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 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- Casa Loma) 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 Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1985, Longitude: -120.7755 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.146 degrees. |
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