Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Live Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Live Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Live Oak
- 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 Live Oak:
- 38.484076, -121.074111
- 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 Live Oak
- 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 Live Oak is near Amador County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Live Oak ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Live Oak.
There are two communities within California that are also named Live Oak.
Beyond California, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Cruz County
- Sutter County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Live Oak.
- Suwannee County
- This Live Oak is located in Suwannee County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Live Oak.
- Washington County
- This Live Oak is located in Washington County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Live Oak.
- Georgia
- Decatur 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 Live Oak [Decatur County].
- Liberty County
- This Live Oak is located in Liberty County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Live Oak.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Live Oak.
- Livingston Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Live Oak [Livingston Parish].
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Live Oak.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Live Oak is located in Bexar County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Live Oak.
- Concho County
- This Live Oak is located in Concho County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the east southeast of the Live Oak that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concho County community of Live Oak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Live Oak ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Crescent Ridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Drytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Drytown is located in Amador County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drytown <4>
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Amador County
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Marble Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
- Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- May ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Sprekelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprekelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
- Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
- May ‑ Historic
How Far From Live Oak 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 Live Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Live Oak and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Live Oak to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,344 miles [11,819 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 8,111 miles [13,053.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Live Oak. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Live Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Live Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4841, Longitude: -121.0741 In this case, the coordinates for Live Oak 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Live Oak 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Live Oak 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 339.147 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.921 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.337 degrees. |