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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 Shingle Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shingle Springs 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 Shingle Springs:
- 38.668091, -120.938820
- 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 Shingle 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Shingle Springs is near Sacramento County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Shingle Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shingle 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.
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Diamond Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- El Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Green Springs Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
- Green Springs Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
- Jayhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Marble Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
- Skinners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprekelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
How Far From Shingle Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shingle Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shingle Springs and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Shingle Springs to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,339 miles [3,764.3 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 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 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 8,096 miles [13,029.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 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 '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- Shingle Springs) 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 Shingle Springs 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 Shingle Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6681, Longitude: -120.9388 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.818 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.253 degrees. |
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