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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 Cape Horn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Horn 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 Cape Horn:
- 39.129063, -120.924664
- 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 Cape Horn
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Cape Horn is near Nevada County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Cape Horn
Communities Also Named Cape Horn ...
We found five communities that are also named Cape Horn.
There are two communities within California that are also named Cape Horn.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Alpine County
- This Cape Horn is located in Alpine County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cape Horn that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Cape Horn.
- Mendocino County
- This Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cape Horn that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Cape Horn.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Custer 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 Idaho community of Cape Horn [Custer County].
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Cape Horn.
- Washington
- Skamania 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 Washington community of Cape Horn [Skamania County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Horn ...
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.
- Dutch Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Valley is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Gold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoistown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoistown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoistown
- Iowa Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Peardale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peardale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peardale
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plumtree Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumtree Crossing is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree Crossing
- Red Dog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Dog is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dog
- Secret Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Shady Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Glen is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
How Far From Cape Horn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cape Horn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cape Horn and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Horn to Auburn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cape Horn) 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 Cape Horn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cape Horn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cape Horn 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 Cape Horn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1291, Longitude: -120.9247 In this case, the coordinates for Cape Horn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.885 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.239 degrees. |
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