Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diamond Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Diamond Springs
- 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 Diamond Springs:
- 38.693869, -120.818023
- 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 Diamond Springs
- 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 Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs ...
We found five communities that share the name Diamond Springs.
Within California, the name Diamond Springs is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Morris County
- This Diamond Springs is located in Morris County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the east of the Diamond Springs that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Diamond Springs.
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Diamond Springs is located in Logan County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east of the Diamond Springs that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Diamond Springs.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Diamond Springs that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Diamond Springs.
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Diamond Springs.
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 Virginia community of Diamond Springs [Virginia Beach City].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Springs ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- 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 <5>
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Gold Trail Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<4> 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
- Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
- 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 Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Springs 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 southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Springs to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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 2,332 miles [3,753 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,092 miles [13,022.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Springs. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6939, Longitude: -120.8180 |
| <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 Diamond Springs, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Diamond Springs 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Diamond Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.955 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.701 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.178 degrees. |