Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greekstore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greekstore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greekstore
- 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 Greekstore:
- 39.076873, -120.558344
- 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 Greekstore
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Greekstore is near El Dorado County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greekstore ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Flat Ravine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ravine
- Flat Ravine is located in Placer County
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hughes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
- Hughes Mill is located in Placer County
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Michigan Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Parsley Bar Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsley Bar Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
- Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
- Red Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Secret Canyon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Canyon
- Secret Canyon is located in Placer County
How Far From Greekstore 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 Greekstore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greekstore and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greekstore to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 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 8,063 miles [12,976.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greekstore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greekstore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greekstore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0769, Longitude: -120.5583 |
| <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 Greekstore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.015 degrees. |