Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mather Field:
  • 38.566573, -121.296894
  • 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 Mather Field

• 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 Mather Field is near Yolo County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Mather Field

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mather Field ...

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.

• Arcade ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
• Citrus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Citrus is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
• Fair Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
• Gold River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mayhew
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Orangevale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orangevale is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangevale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangevale <1>
• Polk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Polk is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Vineyard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Mather Field 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 Mather Field to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mather Field to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 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 8,110 miles [13,051.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'