Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Alpine:
  • 38.478119, -120.007766
  • 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 Lake Alpine

• 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 Alpine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
  • Since Lake Alpine is near Calaveras County and also Tuolumne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne 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 Lake Alpine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Alpine ...

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.

• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bear Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bear Valley
  • From Lake Alpine to Bear Valley
• Big Meadow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Meadow
  • From Lake Alpine to Big Meadow
• Bruce Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
• Cape Horn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cape Horn is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
• Cottage Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Springs
• Kit Carson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kit Carson is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kit Carson <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kit Carson
  • From Lake Alpine to Kit Carson
• Peaceful Pines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Peaceful Pines is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Pines
• Skyhigh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyhigh
• Tragedy Spring ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tragedy Spring is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tragedy Spring

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

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

• Markleeville, which is the Seat of Alpine County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Alpine to Markleeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west (W). 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 2,294 miles [3,691.8 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 7,323 miles [11,785.2 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 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'