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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 Cameron Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park:
- 38.669893, -120.988617
- 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 Cameron Park
- 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 Cameron Park is near Sacramento County and also Amador 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 Amador 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 Cameron Park
Communities Also Named Cameron Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Cameron Park.
Within California, the name Cameron Park is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Cameron Park is located in Yellowstone County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cameron Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Cameron Park.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Cameron Park is located in Wake County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cameron Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cameron Park.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Cameron Park is located in Cameron County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cameron Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Cameron Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron Park ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Crescent Ridge Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Equestrian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
- Jayhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shingle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sprekelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
- Stonegate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Winterhaven Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
How Far From Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cameron Park and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cameron Park 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 27 miles [43.5 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 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 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 8,097 miles [13,030.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cameron Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6699, Longitude: -120.9886 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.283 degrees. |
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