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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 Cicero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cicero 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 Cicero:
- 38.329080, -121.184391
- 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 Cicero
- 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 Cicero is near San Joaquin County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Cicero
Communities Also Named Cicero ...
We found eight communities that are also named Cicero.
Within California, the name Cicero is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Cicero is located in Cook County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cicero.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Cicero is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cicero.
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- This Cicero is located in Sumner County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cicero.
- Kentucky
- Woodford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cicero [Woodford County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Cicero is located in Onondaga County and lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cicero.
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cicero [Defiance County].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Cicero is located in Snohomish County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Cicero.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Cicero is located in Outagamie County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cicero that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Cicero.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cicero ...
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.
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Live Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- May ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Need
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Need is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Need
- Twin Cities
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Cities is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cities
- Vineyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Woodlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Cicero 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 Cicero to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cicero once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cicero and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cicero to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 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 93 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 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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- Cicero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Cicero 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cicero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cicero 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 Cicero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3291, Longitude: -121.1844 In this case, the coordinates for Cicero have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.223 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.004 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.406 degrees. |
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