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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 Sunnybrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnybrook and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sunnybrook:
- 38.342969, -120.876883
- 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 Sunnybrook
- 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 Amador County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Since Sunnybrook is near Calaveras County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Sunnybrook
Communities Also Named Sunnybrook ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sunnybrook.
Within California, the name Sunnybrook is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunnybrook lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- Kentucky
- Wayne County
- This Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sunnybrook.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sunnybrook.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sunnybrook.
- New York
- Putnam County
- This Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County and lies 2,470 miles [3,975.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sunnybrook.
- Nova Scotia
- This Sunnybrook lies 2,900 miles [4,667.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunnybrook.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sunnybrook that is located in Amador County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Sunnybrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnybrook ...
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.
- Big Bar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chinatown is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Drytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Firebrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- May ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whale Boat Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry
How Far From Sunnybrook 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 Sunnybrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunnybrook and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunnybrook to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 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 8,116 miles [13,061.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunnybrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sunnybrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunnybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3430, Longitude: -120.8769 In this case, the coordinates for Sunnybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.967 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.218 degrees. |
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