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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 Cordova, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordova 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 Cordova:
- 38.510185, -121.475232
- 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 Cordova
- 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 Cordova is near Yolo County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Cordova
Communities Also Named Cordova ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Cordova.
Within California, the name Cordova is unique.
Beyond California, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Cordova is located in Walker County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Cordova.
- Alaska
- This Cordova lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Cordova is located in Clayton County and lies 2,085 miles [3,355.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Cordova.
- Colquitt 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 Georgia community of Cordova [Colquitt County].
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Cordova is located in Rock Island County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Cordova.
- Iowa
- Marion County
- This Cordova is located in Marion County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cordova.
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Cordova is located in Grant County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cordova.
- Manitoba
- This Cordova lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Cordova is located in Talbot County and lies 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Cordova.
- Minnesota
- Le Sueur County
- This Cordova is located in Le Sueur County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Cordova.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Cordova is located in Teton County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Cordova.
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This Cordova is located in Seward County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Cordova.
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This Cordova is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Cordova.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Cordova is located in Chautauqua County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cordova.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Cordova is located in Richmond County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cordova.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Cordova.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Cordova is located in Orangeburg County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Cordova.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Cordova is located in Shelby County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cordova.
- Virginia
- Culpeper 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 Virginia community of Cordova [Culpeper County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Cordova is located in Greenbrier County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Cordova.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordova ...
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.
- Arcade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Elk Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Gardenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gardenland is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenland
- Graham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Kobe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kobe is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Plumtree ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plumtree is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
- Polk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Pollock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pollock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Vineyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Willow Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Point is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Cordova 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 Cordova to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cordova and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cordova 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 135 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 7,349 miles [11,827.1 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 8,117 miles [13,063 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cordova) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cordova 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> | 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 Cordova 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 Cordova. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5102, Longitude: -121.4752 In this case, the coordinates for Cordova have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.583 degrees. |
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