Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Twelvemile House:
  • 38.906574, -119.707675
  • 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 Twelvemile House

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Twelvemile House is near Alpine County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Twelvemile House

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelvemile House ...

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.

• Bridge House ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridge House is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge House
• Buckeye ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Double Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Fredericksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Kingsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
• Summit Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
• Walleys Hot Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs

How Far From Twelvemile House 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 Twelvemile House to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Twelvemile House and extending to:

• Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Twelvemile House to Carson City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 2,271 miles [3,654.8 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 129 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• 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).<6>'