Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in May, we use the following websites to find information relevant to May and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for May
- 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 May:
- 38.419911, -121.007164
- 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 May
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Since May is near Sacramento County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 May ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name May.
There is one other community in California which is also named May.
Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Garland 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 Arkansas community of May [Garland County].
- Stone County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of May [Stone County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of May [Boyd County].
- Knott County
- This May is located in Knott County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east of the May that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of May.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Laclede 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 Missouri community of May [Laclede County].
- McDonald County
- This May is located in McDonald County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east of the May that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of May.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Doddridge 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 West Virginia community of May [Doddridge County].
- Pocahontas County
- This May is located in Pocahontas County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the May that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of May.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near May ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Drytown
(8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
- Firebrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Forest Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Live Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
- Sunnybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
How Far From May 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 May to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of May once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in May and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from May to Jackson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 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 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 7,346 miles [11,822.2 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 8,114 miles [13,058.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- May) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in May. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4199, Longitude: -121.0072 In this case, the coordinates for May 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 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 May 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 May 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 339.084 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.842 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.297 degrees. |