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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 Emerald Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald Bay 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 Emerald Bay:
- 38.959908, -120.097963
- 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 Emerald Bay
- 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 Emerald Bay is near Placer County and also Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Emerald Bay
Communities Also Named Emerald Bay ...
We found one communities that are also named Emerald Bay.
There is one other community in California that is also named Emerald Bay.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Orange County
- This Emerald Bay is located in Orange County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Emerald Bay that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Emerald Bay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald Bay ...
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.
- Bijou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Echo Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Point is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
- Fallen Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frosts ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frosts is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosts
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kiva Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiva Beach is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiva Beach
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Norway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Norway is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
- Meeks Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Bay
- Round Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Hill is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Skyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Zephyr Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Emerald Bay 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 Emerald Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerald Bay and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Emerald Bay to Placerville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 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 8,062 miles [12,974.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerald Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Emerald Bay 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 Emerald Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9599, Longitude: -120.0980 In this case, the coordinates for Emerald Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.735 degrees. |
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