Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Apex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Apex
- 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 Apex:
- 38.726847, -120.823269
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Apex
- 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Apex is near Amador County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amador County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Apex ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Apex.
Within California, the name Apex is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Apex is located in Christian County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<2> to the east of the Apex that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Apex.
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Apex [Letcher County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Apex is located in Harrison County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Apex that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Apex.
- Pike County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Apex.
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apex ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Diamond Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <5>
- El Dorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <5>
- Five Mile Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Terrace
- Five Mile Terrace is located in El Dorado County
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gold Trail Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Trail Park
- Gold Trail Park is located in El Dorado County
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in El Dorado County
- Motor City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
- Motor City is located in El Dorado County
- Perks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
- Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
- Tiger Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
- Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
How Far From Apex 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 Apex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apex and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Apex to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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 2,332 miles [3,753 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Apex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Apex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Apex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7268, Longitude: -120.8233 In this case, the coordinates for Apex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Apex could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Apex to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.713 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.181 degrees. |