Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCulloh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCulloh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCulloh
- 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 McCulloh:
- 38.954349, -120.526035
- 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 McCulloh
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since McCulloh is near El Dorado County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 McCulloh ...
We found one communities that share the name McCulloh.
Within California, the name McCulloh is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named McCulloh in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCulloh ...
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.
- Deer View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Ditch Camp Five
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ditch Camp Five have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Camp Five
- Ditch Camp Five is located in El Dorado County
- Flat Ravine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ravine
- Flat Ravine is located in Placer County
- Fresh Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
- Gilberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Greekstore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jones Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Place
- Jones Place is located in El Dorado County
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Parsley Bar Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsley Bar Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
- Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
- Pollock Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
- Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
- Short Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Place
- Short Place is located in El Dorado County
- Soapweed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in El Dorado County
How Far From McCulloh 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 McCulloh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCulloh and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McCulloh to Auburn, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,070 miles [12,987.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCulloh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCulloh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCulloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9543, Longitude: -120.5260 In this case, the coordinates for McCulloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McCulloh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.738 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.456 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.996 degrees. |