Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sierra Knoll Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sierra Knoll Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sierra Knoll 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 Sierra Knoll Estates:
  • 39.067118, -121.034390
  • 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 Sierra Knoll 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 Sierra Knoll Estates is near Placer County and also El Dorado 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 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 Sierra Knoll Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra Knoll 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.

• Clipper Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
• Dew Drop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dew Drop is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Drop
• Eden Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eden Valley is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
• Forest Spring ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Spring is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spring
• Heather Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Heather Glen is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Illinoistown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Illinoistown is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoistown
• Meadow Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Vista is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Vista <1>
• Plumtree Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plumtree Crossing is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree Crossing
• Shady Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Glen is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
• Twin Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Pines is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
• Wolf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

How Far From Sierra Knoll Estates 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 Sierra Knoll 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 Sierra Knoll Estates and extending to:

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sierra Knoll Estates to Nevada City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,337 miles [3,761 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,305 miles [11,756.3 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 8,072 miles [12,990.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'