Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lower Forni:
  • 38.802964, -120.229079
  • 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 Lower Forni

• 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 Lower Forni is near Amador County and also Alpine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine 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 Lower Forni

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Forni ...

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.

• Echo Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Emerald Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
• Fallen Leaf
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Jones Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Place
• Kit Carson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Kiva Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiva Beach is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiva Beach
• Little Norway ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Little Norway is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
• Short Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Short Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Place
• Spring Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Strawberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry <1>
• Tragedy Spring ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tragedy Spring is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tragedy Spring
• Twin Bridges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <1>

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

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

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Forni to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 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 7,307 miles [11,759.5 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 8,074 miles [12,993.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'