Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Volcanoville

• 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 Volcanoville:
  • 38.981844, -120.789098
  • 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 Volcanoville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Since Volcanoville is near Placer County and also Nevada 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 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 Volcanoville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Volcanoville ...

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.

• Bath ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bath is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Buckeye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Four Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Four Acres is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Acres
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Mayflower ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mayflower is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Michigan Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
• Todd Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Todd Valley is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Valley
• Yankee Jims
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims

How Far From Volcanoville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Volcanoville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Volcanoville and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Volcanoville to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 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 8,073 miles [12,992.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'