Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakeshore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeshore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeshore
- 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 Lakeshore:
- 38.815178, -121.112724
- 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 Lakeshore
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Lakeshore is near El Dorado County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lakeshore ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Lakeshore.
There are two communities within California that are also named Lakeshore.
Beyond California, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Fresno County
- Shasta County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakeshore.
- Polk County
- This Lakeshore is located in Polk County and lies 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lakeshore.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- This Lakeshore is located in Hancock County and lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lakeshore.
- Rankin County
- This Lakeshore is located in Rankin County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km] to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Lakeshore.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeshore ...
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.
- Cool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Cool is located in El Dorado County
- Former name for Cool:
- Cave Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cool <3>
- Crown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Equestrian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Granite Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
- Granite Bay is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Bay <3>
- Green Springs Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Marina Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
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- Oak Tree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Pilot Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill
- Pilot Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Hill <3>
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Summit Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
- Virginiatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Winterhaven Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
- Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
- Oak Tree Village
How Far From Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeshore and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeshore to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- 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<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeshore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeshore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeshore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8152, Longitude: -121.1127 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeshore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lakeshore 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lakeshore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.213 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.018 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.358 degrees. |