Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Citrus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Citrus and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Citrus
- 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 Citrus:
- 38.606572, -121.266616
- 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 Citrus
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Since Citrus is near Placer County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Citrus ...
We found two communities that share the name Citrus.
There is one other community in California which is also named Citrus.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Citrus in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Citrus ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <3>
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Crescent Ridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
- Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <3>
- Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
- Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
- Gold River
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
- Gold River is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold River <3>
- Mayhew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Orangevale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangevale
- Orangevale is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangevale <3>
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <3>
- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Citrus 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 Citrus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Citrus and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Citrus to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,106 miles [13,045.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Citrus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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- Citrus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Citrus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6066, Longitude: -121.2666 In this case, the coordinates for Citrus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Citrus 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Citrus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.136 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.454 degrees. |