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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 Loomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loomis 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 Loomis:
    • 38.821403, -121.193405
    • 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 Loomis
  • 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
    • Since Loomis is near El Dorado County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Loomis

Communities Also Named Loomis ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Loomis.

Within California, the name Loomis is unique.

Beyond California, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Loomis [Jefferson County].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Loomis is located in Isabella County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Loomis.
    • Nebraska
      • Phelps County
      • This Loomis is located in Phelps County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Loomis.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Loomis is located in Delaware County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Loomis.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Loomis is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km] to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Loomis.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Loomis is located in Belmont County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Loomis.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Loomis lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
    • South Dakota
      • Davison County
      • This Loomis is located in Davison County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davison County community of Loomis.
    • Washington
      • Okanogan County
      • This Loomis is located in Okanogan County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the north of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Loomis.
      • Pacific County
      • This Loomis is located in Pacific County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the north northwest of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Loomis.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Loomis is located in Marinette County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Loomis that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Loomis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loomis ...

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.

How Far From Loomis 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 town such as Loomis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loomis and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Loomis to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 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 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Loomis 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.
<2>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- Loomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Loomis 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 Loomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8214, Longitude: -121.1934    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.10 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.407 degrees.