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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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa Fairway Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ponderosa Fairway Estates
- 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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates:
- 39.327684, -120.163531
- 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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Ponderosa Fairway Estates is near Placer County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa Fairway Estates ...
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.
- Crystal Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Donner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Iceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iceland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceland
- Kings Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Polaris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Rampart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rampart is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart
- Soda Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Truckee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
How Far From Ponderosa Fairway Estates 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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ponderosa Fairway Estates and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ponderosa Fairway Estates to Nevada City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 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 8,039 miles [12,937.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponderosa Fairway Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ponderosa Fairway Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponderosa Fairway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3277, Longitude: -120.1635 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa Fairway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.474 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.769 degrees. |
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