Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deer Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deer Park
- 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 Deer Park:
- 38.681848, -120.823269
- 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 Deer 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:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Deer Park is near Amador County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amador County
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Deer Park ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Deer Park.
There is one other community in California which is also named Deer Park.
Beyond California, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Deer Park lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<1> to the east of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Park.
- Osceola County
- This Deer Park is located in Osceola County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km] to the east of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Deer Park.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Deer Park is located in La Salle County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Deer Park.
- Lake County
- This Deer Park is located in Lake County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Park.
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Deer Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Deer Park.
- Charles County
- This Deer Park is located in Charles County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km] to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Deer Park.
- Garrett County
- This Deer Park is located in Garrett County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km] to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Deer Park.
- Harford County
- This Deer Park is located in Harford County and lies 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km] to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deer Park.
- Montgomery County
- This Deer Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km] to the east northeast of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deer Park.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Deer Park [Prince George's County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Deer Park is located in Newport News City and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<1> to the east of the Deer Park that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deer Park.
- Prince William County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Deer Park [Prince William County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.
- Apex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Diamond Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <4>
- El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gold Trail Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Trail Park
- Gold Trail Park is located in El Dorado County
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in El Dorado County
- Motor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
- Motor City is located in El Dorado County
- Perks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
- Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
- Shingle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Springs
- Shingle Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingle Springs <4>
- Tiger Lily
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
- Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
How Far From Deer Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deer Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Park and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Deer Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 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 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 7,326 miles [11,790.1 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 8,093 miles [13,024.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6818, Longitude: -120.8233 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Deer Park 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 Deer Park 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 338.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.182 degrees. |