Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cosumne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cosumne and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cosumne

• 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 Cosumne:
  • 38.492409, -121.174947
  • 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 Cosumne

• 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 Cosumne is near Amador County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cosumne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cosumne ...

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.

• Carbondale ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbondale is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Citrus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Citrus is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
• Clay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clay is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Fair Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <1>
• Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
• Forest Home ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Forest Home is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Gold River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold River is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold River <1>
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Live Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• May ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • May is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Mayhew
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
• Prairie City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
• Vineyard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Cosumne to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cosumne to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cosumne and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cosumne to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,355 miles [3,790 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 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 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'