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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 Tamarack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tamarack and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tamarack:
    • 39.306014, -120.492150
    • 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 Tamarack
  • 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 Tamarack is near Nevada County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Tamarack

Communities Also Named Tamarack ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Tamarack.

There are two communities within California that are also named Tamarack.

Beyond California, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Calaveras County
      • This Tamarack is located in Calaveras County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Tamarack.
    • Nevada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tamarack [Nevada County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Tamarack lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the north of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Tamarack is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<1> to the east of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Tamarack.
    • Idaho
      • Adams County
      • This Tamarack is located in Adams County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Tamarack.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Tamarack is located in Will County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Tamarack.
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Tamarack [Porter County].
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This Tamarack is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Tamarack.
      • Houghton County
      • This Tamarack is located in Houghton County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km] to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Tamarack.
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This Tamarack is located in Aitkin County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Tamarack.
    • Montana
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Tamarack [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Tamarack is located in Rensselaer County and lies 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Tamarack.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tamarack [Watauga County].
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This Tamarack is located in Clinton County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Tamarack.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Tamarack is located in Washington County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tamarack.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Tamarack is located in Weber County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Tamarack.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Tamarack is located in Trempealeau County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Placer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Tamarack.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tamarack ...

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 Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Donner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Emigrant Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kingvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
  • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Rainbow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rainbow is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
  • Secret Canyon ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Secret Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Canyon
  • Soda Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spruce ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spruce is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Summit City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City

How Far From Tamarack 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 Tamarack 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<4> community of Tamarack once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tamarack and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tamarack to Auburn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 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 8,047 miles [12,950.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tamarack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Tamarack could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Tamarack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Tamarack 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 Tamarack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3060, Longitude: -120.4921       In this case, the coordinates for Tamarack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.484 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.97 degrees.