Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rio De Los Americanos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio De Los Americanos and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rio De Los Americanos
- 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 Rio De Los Americanos:
- 38.582684, -121.275505
- 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 Rio De Los Americanos
- 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Since Rio De Los Americanos is near El Dorado County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Placer 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio De Los Americanos ...
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.
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Citrus
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <2>
- Fairoaks Bridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks Bridge
- Fairoaks Bridge is located in Sacramento County
- Gold River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
- Gold River is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold River <2>
- Mayhew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Orangevale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangevale
- Orangevale is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangevale <2>
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Prairie City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
How Far From Rio De Los Americanos 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 Rio De Los Americanos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rio De Los Americanos and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rio De Los Americanos to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 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 8,108 miles [13,048.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rio De Los Americanos. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rio De Los Americanos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rio De Los Americanos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5827, Longitude: -121.2755 In this case, the coordinates for Rio De Los Americanos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rio De Los Americanos 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 339.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.141 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.46 degrees. |