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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 Cascade Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cascade Shores 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 Cascade Shores:
- 39.264896, -120.911055
- 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 Cascade Shores
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Cascade Shores is near Placer County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Cascade Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cascade Shores ...
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.
- Blue Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Crystal Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Dutch Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Hunts Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunts Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Hill
- Little York ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Red Dog
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Dog is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dog
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
How Far From Cascade Shores 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 Cascade Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cascade Shores and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cascade Shores to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,328 miles [3,746.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 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 8,057 miles [12,966.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cascade Shores) 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 Cascade Shores 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 Cascade Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2649, Longitude: -120.9111 In this case, the coordinates for Cascade Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.09 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.228 degrees. |
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