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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 Zee Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zee 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 Zee Estates:
- 38.763790, -121.048277
- 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 Zee 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Zee Estates is near Placer County and also Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Zee Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zee 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.
- Crown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Equestrian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Green Springs Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Springs Ranch is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Ranch
- Green Springs Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Springs Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Valley
- Jayhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Marina Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Oak Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
- Pilot Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Skinners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Stonegate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Summit Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Winterhaven Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
How Far From Zee 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 Zee 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 Zee Estates and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Zee Estates to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 26 miles [41.8 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 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 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 8,092 miles [13,022.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zee 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 Zee 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 Zee Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7638, Longitude: -121.0483 In this case, the coordinates for Zee Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.945 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.319 degrees. |
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