Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Claussenius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claussenius and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Claussenius

• 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 Claussenius:
  • 38.846570, -120.613816
  • 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 Claussenius

• 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 Claussenius is near Placer County and also Amador 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 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 Claussenius

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claussenius ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Deer View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deer View is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer View
• Ditch Camp Five
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ditch Camp Five is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Camp Five
• Fresh Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
• Gold Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gold Ridge is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Pollock Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <1>
• Short Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Short Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Place
• Sly Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sly Park is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sly Park
• Soapweed
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Soapweed is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapweed
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Claussenius 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 Claussenius to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Claussenius and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Claussenius 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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 7,311 miles [11,765.9 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 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'