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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 Zamora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zamora 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 Zamora:
- 38.796518, -121.882255
- 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 Zamora
- 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- Since Zamora is near Sutter County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa 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 Zamora
Communities Also Named Zamora ...
We found two communities that are also named Zamora.
Within California, the name Zamora is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Zamora lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north of the Zamora that is located in Yolo County.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Zamora [Bernalillo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zamora ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hershey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Jacobs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Corner
- Karnak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Karnak is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
- King Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Farms is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Knights Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarfield
How Far From Zamora 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 Zamora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zamora and extending to:
- Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zamora to Woodland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 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 8,105 miles [13,043.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Zamora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zamora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Zamora 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 Zamora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7965, Longitude: -121.8823 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.832 degrees. |
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