Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Subaco:
  • 38.928508, -121.739411
  • 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 Subaco

• 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 Sutter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter County
  • Since Subaco is near Colusa County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo 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 Subaco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Subaco ...

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.

• Cornelius ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cornelius is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
• Everglade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everglade is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
• Grand Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
• Joes Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Joes Landing is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Landing
• Joesphine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Joesphine is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joesphine
• Karnak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Karnak is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
• Kirkville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkville is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
• Knights Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Knights Landing is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knights Landing <1>
• Progress
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Progress is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Robbins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <1>

How Far From Subaco to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Subaco to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Yuba City, which is the Seat of Sutter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Subaco to Yuba City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,376 miles [3,823.8 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 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 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 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'