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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park Village:
    • 38.657682, -121.074945
    • 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 Park Village
  • 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 Park Village ...

We found seven communities that share the name Park Village.

There is one other community in California which is also named Park Village.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Inyo County
      • This Park Village is located in Inyo County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Park Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Park Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km]<1> to the east of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Park Village.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Park Village is located in Union County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Park Village.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Park Village is located in Niagara County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Park Village.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Park Village is located in York County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Park Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Park Village is located in Putnam County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east of the Park Village that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Park Village.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Park Village [Bexar County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park 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.

  • Clarksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
  • Crescent Ridge Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Crown Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 north)
  • Equestrian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Ranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Marble Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
    • Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
  • Marina Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
  • Oak Tree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Prairie City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Stonegate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Winterhaven Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Park Village 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 Park Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Village and extending to:

  • Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Park Village to Placerville, with an average speed<6> 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 22 miles [35.4 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 2,346 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 7,332 miles [11,799.7 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 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Park Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6577, Longitude: -121.0749       In this case, the coordinates for Park Village 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 Park Village 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Park Village 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 339.166 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.953 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.336 degrees.




 

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