Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marklee Village:
  • 38.689628, -119.798233
  • 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 Marklee Village

• 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 Marklee Village is near Douglas County and also El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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 Marklee Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marklee Village ...

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.

• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Double Springs ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Fountain Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Place is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
• Fredericksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Grays Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
• Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
• Mountain House ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mountain House is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
• Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mountain
• Topaz Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake

How Far From Marklee Village 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 Marklee Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marklee Village and extending to:

• Markleeville, which is the Seat of Alpine County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marklee Village to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,073 miles [12,992.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'