Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mottsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mottsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mottsville
- 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 Mottsville:
- 38.931087, -119.840061
- 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 Mottsville
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Mottsville is near El Dorado County and also Alpine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Alpine 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mottsville ...
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.
- Bijou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Buckeye ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Douglas County
- Elk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fountain Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Fountain Place is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Round Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Douglas County
- Summit Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Twelvemile House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelvemile House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile House
- Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County
- Walleys Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Zephyr Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
- Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <2>
How Far From Mottsville 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 Mottsville 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<3> community of Mottsville once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mottsville and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Mottsville to Carson City, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 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 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 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 8,059 miles [12,969.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Mottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mottsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mottsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9311, Longitude: -119.8401 |
| <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 Mottsville 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 338.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.769 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.578 degrees. |