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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 Silver Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Mountain 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 Silver Mountain:
- 38.605185, -119.769344
- 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 Silver Mountain
- 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 Alpine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
- Since Silver Mountain is near Mono County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mono County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Silver Mountain
Communities Also Named Silver Mountain ...
We found one communities that are also named Silver Mountain.
Within California, the name Silver Mountain is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Silver Mountain in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Silver Mountain lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silver Mountain that is located in Alpine County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Mountain ...
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.
- Cape Horn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Horn is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Double Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Grays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Lake Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
- Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
- Mountain House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain House is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Peaceful Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Pines is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Pines
- Topaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Topaz Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
How Far From Silver Mountain 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 Silver Mountain 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 Silver Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Mountain and extending to:
- Markleeville, which is the Seat of Alpine County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Mountain to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,078 miles [13,000.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- 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).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Silver Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silver Mountain 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 Silver Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6052, Longitude: -119.7693 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.54 degrees. |
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