Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ramsey Crossing:
  • 38.998237, -120.554369
  • 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 Ramsey Crossing

• 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
  • Since Ramsey Crossing is near El Dorado County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Ramsey Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsey Crossing ...

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.

• Bath ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bath is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Deer View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer View is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer View
• Flat Ravine ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Flat Ravine is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ravine
• Four Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Four Acres is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Acres
• Gilberts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gilberts is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
• Greekstore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greekstore is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
• Hughes Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes Mill is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
• Last Chance ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Last Chance is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
• Michigan Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
• Parsley Bar Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
• Red Point ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Point is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Secret Canyon ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Secret Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Canyon
• Soapweed
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Soapweed is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapweed
• Volcanoville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Volcanoville is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcanoville

How Far From Ramsey Crossing 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 Ramsey Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ramsey Crossing to Auburn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 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 8,068 miles [12,984.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'