Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hills Estates:
  • 38.731847, -121.085500
  • 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 Hills Estates

• 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 Lake Hills Estates is near Sacramento County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Lake Hills Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hills Estates ...

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.

• Crown Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
• El Dorado Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado Hills is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Hills <1>
• Equestrian Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
• Green Springs Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
• Green Springs Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
• Marina Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
• Mormon Island ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
• Oak Tree Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
• Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
• Stonegate Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
• Summit Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
• Winterhaven Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village

How Far From Lake Hills Estates 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 Lake Hills Estates 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 Hills Estates and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hills Estates to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,346 miles [3,775.5 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 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 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'