Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mormon Island:
  • 38.703681, -121.117083
  • 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 Mormon Island

• 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since Mormon Island is near El Dorado County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mormon Island ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
  • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
• El Dorado Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Hills
  • El Dorado Hills is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Hills <2>
• Equestrian Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
  • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
• Green Springs Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
  • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
• Oak Tree Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
• Stonegate Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
  • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
• Summit Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
• Winterhaven Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
  • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County

How Far From Mormon Island 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 Mormon Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Mormon Island once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mormon Island and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mormon Island to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,097 miles [13,030.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/