Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kiva Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kiva Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kiva Beach

• 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 Kiva Beach:
  • 38.940464, -120.051017
  • 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 Kiva Beach

• 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 Kiva Beach is near Douglas County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Kiva Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kiva Beach ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
• Echo Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <1>
• Elk Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Point is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
• Emerald Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
• Fallen Leaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fallen Leaf is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Leaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallen Leaf <1>
• Frosts ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frosts is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosts
• Hobart ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Meeks Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Bay
• Round Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Hill is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Skyland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• Spring Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Zephyr Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kiva Beach and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kiva Beach to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 81 miles [130.4 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 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 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>'