Kit Carson
in Amador County of California, United States
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Lake Tahoe Airport (17 mi) - Reno Tahoe International Airport (60 mi)
- Oakdale Airport (73 mi)
- Nervino Airport (80 mi)
- Sacramento International Airport (80 mi)
- Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (85 mi)
- Merced Regional Macready Field (98 mi)
- Gansner Field (99 mi)
- Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (132 mi)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (134 mi)
- San Francisco International Airport (143 mi)
- Yosemite National Park (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Lake Tahoe Golf Course (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Tahoe Paradise Golf Course (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Bijou Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Carson Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort- The Lakes (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Glenbrook Golf Course (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort- The Resort (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Meadowmont Golf Course (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Sequoia Woods Country Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Ski Run Marina (marina, (21 mi)
- Beachcomer Marina (marina, (20 mi)
- Fallen Leaf Marina (marina, (15 mi)
- Lakeside Marina (marina, (22 mi)
- Tahoe Keys Marina (marina, (19 mi)
- Timber Cove Marina (marina, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 38.671 and -120.114 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 38° 40' 14" and W -120° 6' 48"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:16 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:54 am and 4:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Kit Carson
Kit Carson in Amador County (California) is a place in United States about 2,298 mi (or 3,698 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kit Carson is now 01:16 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 11 airports near Kit Carson, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lake Tahoe Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Yosemite National Park in a distance of 113 mi (or 181 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Minden, Carson City, Placerville, Jackson and Sonora. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 33 °F
| Morning Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Night Temperature | -4°C / 25 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
-1°C (30 °F)
-4°C (24 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
West Meadows Flying Wedge Duplex South by RedAwning
West Meadows Flying Wedge Duplex North by RedAwning
Base Camp 20 by RedAwning
Kirkwood Resort
Base Camp 19 by RedAwning
Base Camp 45 by RedAwning
Base Camp 39 by RedAwning
Videos from this area
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Tragedy Springs Snow Camping
Troop 260's snow camping and dog sledding outing on Highway 88 near Silver Lake, California. 2005.
Kirkwood Mountain - GoPro
January 17 - 18, 2015 Snowboarding trip to south Lake Tahoe.
Kirkwood Cat Skiing at Martin Point 2013
Cat Skiing at Kirkwood in Tahoe - This is at Martin Point on March 9, 2013 immediately following a huge storm! Lots of powder!
back rodeo gone wrong at kirkwood snowboarding
christian hunsberger gets bucked off the lip with a premature spin off his heels, for some reason he's always more excited when he crashes and we are able to get it on film. film: @theprofessor...
Kirkwood Zip Line: Winter Snow Zip with Zip Tahoe
Our family trip to Kirkwood's winter zip line canopy tour. Shows all six zip lines and suspension bridges starting at the top of the Timber Creek chairlift.
Really fast run on Cold Shoulder - Kirkwood 12/29
Emerson, Adrian, Eddie, and I flash down "Cold Shoulder", a steep groomed Black Diamond at Kirkwood.
Timber Ridge 208 - Vacation Rental - Kirkwood Ski Resort
Timber Ridge 208 at Kirkwood Ski Resort - 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath http://www.pyramidpeakproperties.com.
Timber Ridge 114 - Vacation Rental - Kirkwood Ski Resort
Timber Ridge 114 at Kirkwood Ski Resort - 3 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath http://www.pyramidpeakproperties.com/vacation-rental-home.asp?PageDataID=39703.
Sun Meadows 1-302 A - Hotel Style Condo at Kirkwood Ski Resort
Sun Meadows 1-302 A - Hotel Style Condo http://www.pyramidpeakproperties.com/vacation-rental-home.asp?PageDataID=91113.
Black Diamond at Kirkwood
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Thunder Mountain (Amador County, California)
Thunder Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California is located west of Silver Lake and east of Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The mountain has two peaks, the 9,410-foot main peak and a 9,408-foot sub-peak west of the main peak. The main summit is the highest point in Amador County. Due to the high elevation, most precipitation that falls on Thunder Mountain consists of snow.
Kit Carson, California
Kit Carson is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California, United States. Kit Carson is located at the north end of Silver Lake in the Eldorado National Forest. It lies at an elevation of 7,287 feet (2,221 m). Kit Carson's first post office was established in 1951. It has the zip code of 95644. The town is named after famous explorer Kit Carson.
Tragedy Spring, California
Tragedy Spring is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was named after an incident on June 27, 1848, in which three Mormon men (Daniel Browett, Ezrah H. Allen, and Henderson Cox) were killed by Native Americans and their bodies burned. The names of the men are carved on a large tree by a spring in this location. It lies at an elevation of 7907 feet (2410 m). It was still on maps as of 1956.
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