Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rubicon Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rubicon Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rubicon Springs
- 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 Rubicon Springs:
- 39.017407, -120.248802
- 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 Rubicon Springs
- 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Rubicon Springs is near Placer County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Rubicon Springs ...
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.
- Diamond Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Crossing
- Diamond Crossing is located in Placer County
- Emerald Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Frosts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Gilberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <2>
- Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Kiva Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiva Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiva Beach
- Kiva Beach is located in El Dorado County
- Meeks Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Parsley Bar Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsley Bar Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
- Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
- Rampart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Rubicon Springs 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 Rubicon Springs 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 Rubicon Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rubicon Springs and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rubicon Springs to Placerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 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 8,061 miles [12,972.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rubicon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rubicon Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rubicon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0174, Longitude: -120.2488 In this case, the coordinates for Rubicon Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rubicon Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.191 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.826 degrees. |