Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foothill Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foothill Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foothill Farms
- 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 Foothill Farms:
- 38.678773, -121.351144
- 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 Foothill Farms
- 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 Foothill Farms is near Placer County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foothill Farms ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <1>
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Bombay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Citrus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <1>
- Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
- Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
- Gold River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
- Gold River is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold River <1>
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Orangevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangevale
- Orangevale is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangevale <1>
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 <1>
How Far From Foothill Farms 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 Foothill Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Foothill Farms and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foothill Farms to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 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 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 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 8,103 miles [13,040.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foothill Farms. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Foothill Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foothill Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6788, Longitude: -121.3511 In this case, the coordinates for Foothill Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Foothill Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.234 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.506 degrees. |