Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raffetto:
  • 38.863516, -120.441310
  • 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 Raffetto

• 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Since Raffetto is near Placer County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Raffetto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raffetto ...

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.

• Ditch Camp Five
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ditch Camp Five is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Camp Five
• Fresh Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
• Gilberts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gilberts is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
• Gold Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Ridge is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Jones Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jones Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Place
• Parsley Bar Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
• Pollock Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <1>
• Short Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Short Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Place
• Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raffetto to Placerville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 59 miles [95 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 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 8,074 miles [12,993.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'