Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Todd Valley:
  • 38.997954, -120.851602
  • 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 Todd Valley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Todd Valley ...

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.

• Bath ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Buckeye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckeye is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Four Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Four Acres is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Acres
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Heather Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heather Glen is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Hughes Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Mill is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
• Iowa Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Iowa Hill is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Hill <1>
• Mayflower ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayflower is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Michigan Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
• Twin Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twin Pines is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
• Volcanoville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Volcanoville is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcanoville
• Yankee Jims
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims

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

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

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Todd Valley to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 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 8,073 miles [12,992.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'