Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sutter Hill:
  • 38.378246, -120.801603
  • 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 Sutter Hill

• 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 Sutter Hill is near Calaveras County and also El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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 Sutter Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutter Hill ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chinatown is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• Drytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drytown is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drytown <1>
• Electra ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Electra is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
• Firebrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Firebrick is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Happy Valley ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Irishtown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Irishtown is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Sunnybrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
• Whale Boat Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sutter Hill 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 2,337 miles [3,761 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 7,345 miles [11,820.6 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 8,113 miles [13,056.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'