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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 Ranch House Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ranch House Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ranch House Estates:
- 38.406300, -120.619096
- 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 Ranch House 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 Amador County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Since Ranch House Estates is near Calaveras County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Ranch House Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranch House 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.
- Bummerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Electra ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Irishtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irishtown is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Pioneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rail Road Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Sandy Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
- Volcano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Ranch House 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 Ranch House 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 Ranch House Estates and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Amador County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ranch House Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 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 8,107 miles [13,047 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ranch House 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 Ranch House 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 Ranch House Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4063, Longitude: -120.6191 In this case, the coordinates for Ranch House Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.758 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.06 degrees. |
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