Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cool, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cool and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cool
- 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 Cool:
- 38.886988, -121.015934
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cool
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Cool is near Placer County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Nevada 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cool ...
We found four communities that share the name Cool.
Within California, the name Cool is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool ...
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.
- Clipper Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Elders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Corner
- Elders Corner is located in Placer County
- Garden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <4>
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
- Heather Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Heather Glen is located in Placer County
- Lakeshore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lotus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lotus <4>
- Meadow Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in El Dorado County
- Meadow Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
- Meadow Vista is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Vista <4>
- Pilot Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill
- Pilot Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Hill <4>
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Twin Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
- Twin Pines is located in Placer County
How Far From Cool 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 Cool to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cool and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cool to Placerville, 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 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,316 miles [11,774 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 8,084 miles [13,009.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cool. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cool) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cool. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8870, Longitude: -121.0159 |
| <2> | 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 Cool 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cool to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.934 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.298 degrees. |