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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 Tahoe Marina Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tahoe Marina Estates 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 Tahoe Marina Estates:
- 39.240740, -120.061859
- 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 Tahoe Marina 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Tahoe Marina Estates is near Washoe County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Tahoe Marina Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tahoe Marina 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.
- Crystal Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dollar Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Iceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iceland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceland
- Kings Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Polaris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Rampart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rampart is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Truckee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
How Far From Tahoe Marina 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 Tahoe Marina 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 Tahoe Marina Estates and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tahoe Marina Estates to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,275 miles [11,708 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 8,043 miles [12,944 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tahoe Marina Estates) 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 Tahoe Marina Estates 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 Tahoe Marina Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2407, Longitude: -120.0619 In this case, the coordinates for Tahoe Marina Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.708 degrees. |
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