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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 Jayhawk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jayhawk 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 Jayhawk:
    • 38.731232, -120.965761
    • 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 Jayhawk
  • 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 Jayhawk ...

We found one communities that share the name Jayhawk.

Within California, the name Jayhawk is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Jayhawk in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jayhawk [Douglas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jayhawk ...

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.

  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Crown Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • El Dorado Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Equestrian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Frenchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
  • Gold Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
  • Gold Trail Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Green Springs Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
    • Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
  • Green Springs Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
    • Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
    • Kingsville is located in El Dorado County
  • Lotus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
    • Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Marina Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Tree Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Perks Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
      • Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Shingle Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Skinners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
      • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
    • Sprekelsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprekelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
      • Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
    • Stonegate Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Winterhaven Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Jayhawk and extending to:

  • Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jayhawk to Placerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 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 7,325 miles [11,788.4 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 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jayhawk. 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>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jayhawk 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Jayhawk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jayhawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7312, Longitude: -120.9658    
<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 Jayhawk 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 339.082 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.856 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.269 degrees.




 

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