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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 Prairie City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairie City 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 Prairie City:
    • 38.642127, -121.155780
    • 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 Prairie City
  • 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 Prairie City ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Prairie City.

Within California, the name Prairie City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McDonough County
      • This Prairie City is located in McDonough County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Prairie City.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Prairie City is located in Clay County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Prairie City.
    • Iowa
      • Jasper County
      • This Prairie City is located in Jasper County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Prairie City.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Prairie City.
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prairie City [Osage County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prairie City [Shawnee County].
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Prairie City is located in Bates County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the east of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Prairie City.
      • Clay County
      • Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Prairie City.
      • Daviess County
      • Although located in Daviess County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Prairie City.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Prairie City is located in Grant County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Prairie City.
    • South Dakota
      • Perkins County
      • This Prairie City is located in Perkins County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prairie City that is located in Sacramento County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Prairie City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie City ...

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.

  • Citrus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
    • Citrus is located in Sacramento County
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
  • Crescent Ridge Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Crown Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • El Dorado Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
    • Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
  • Gold River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marble Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
    • Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
  • Marina Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
  • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oak Tree Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Orangevale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonegate Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Summit Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Winterhaven Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County

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

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

  • Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie City to Sacramento, with an average speed<7> 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 west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,102 miles [13,038.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie City. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6421, Longitude: -121.1558       In this case, the coordinates for Prairie City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Prairie City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Prairie City 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.
<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>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Prairie City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.232 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.031 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.386 degrees.




 

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