Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skinners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skinners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skinners
- 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 Skinners:
- 38.699020, -120.995628
- 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 Skinners
- 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 Skinners is near Sacramento County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- eBird sighting report for Placer 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
Communities Also Named Skinners ...
We found two communities that share the name Skinners.
Within California, the name Skinners is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skinners ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Crescent Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
- Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Crown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- El Dorado Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Hills
- El Dorado Hills is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Hills <3>
- Equestrian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Green Springs Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
- Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
- Green Springs Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
- Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jayhawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
- Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
- Marble Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Mountain
- Marble Mountain is located in El Dorado County
- Marina Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Oak Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
- Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
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- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Shingle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Springs
- Shingle Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingle Springs <3>
- Sprekelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprekelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
- Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County
- Stonegate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Summit Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
- Winterhaven Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
- Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
How Far From Skinners 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 Skinners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skinners and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Skinners to Placerville, with an average speed<5> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 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 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skinners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skinners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skinners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6990, Longitude: -120.9956 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Skinners 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 339.103 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.88 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.287 degrees. |