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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 Paintersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paintersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Paintersville:
    • 38.319912, -121.576066
    • 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 Paintersville
  • 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 Paintersville ...

We found three communities that share the name Paintersville.

Within California, the name Paintersville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This Paintersville is located in Greene County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Paintersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Paintersville is located in Mifflin County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Paintersville.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km] to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Paintersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paintersville ...

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.

  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Yolo County
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Solano County
  • Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Yolo County
  • Hood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Junction
    • Hood Junction is located in Sacramento County
  • Howard Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
    • Howard Landing is located in Sacramento County
  • Howard Landing Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing Ferry
    • Howard Landing Ferry is located in Sacramento County
  • Locke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
    • Locke is located in Sacramento County
  • Point Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County
  • Randall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Randall is located in Sacramento County
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paintersville 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 five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,379 miles [3,828.6 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 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 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 8,131 miles [13,085.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paintersville. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paintersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paintersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3199, Longitude: -121.5761       In this case, the coordinates for Paintersville 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>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 Paintersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.551 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.397 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.646 degrees.









 

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