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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 Firebrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Firebrick 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 Firebrick:
- 38.334359, -120.925217
- 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 Firebrick
- 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 Amador County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Since Firebrick is near Calaveras County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Firebrick
Communities Also Named Firebrick ...
We found two communities that are also named Firebrick.
Within California, the name Firebrick is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- This Firebrick is located in Lewis County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Firebrick that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Firebrick.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Firebrick is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Firebrick that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Firebrick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Firebrick ...
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.
- Big Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chinatown is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Drytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- May ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quail Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Valley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whale Boat Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry
How Far From Firebrick 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 Firebrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Firebrick and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Firebrick to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 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 7,350 miles [11,828.7 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 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Firebrick) 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 Firebrick 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 Firebrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3344, Longitude: -120.9252 In this case, the coordinates for Firebrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.247 degrees. |
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