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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 Bar J Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bar J Ranch 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 Bar J Ranch:
- 38.661848, -121.010776
- 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 Bar J Ranch
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Bar J Ranch is near Sacramento County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Bar J Ranch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bar J Ranch ...
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.
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Crescent Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
- Green Springs Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
- Marble Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Oak Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
- Shingle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skinners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skinners is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Sprekelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
- Stonegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
How Far From Bar J Ranch 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 Bar J Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bar J Ranch and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bar J Ranch to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 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 8,098 miles [13,032.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bar J Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bar J Ranch 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 Bar J Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6618, Longitude: -121.0108 In this case, the coordinates for Bar J Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.297 degrees. |
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