Bay View Guard Station

Bay View Guard Station is in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,831 feet. Bay View Guard Station is situated nearby to Cascade Lake, as well as near the islet Fannette Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fannette Island and Vikingsholm.

Fannette Island

Islet

Photo: Lvtalon, Public domain.

Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California, United States. It lies within Emerald Bay, on the California side of the lake. Over a long period of time, it was called many different names, including Coquette, Fanette, Baranoff, Dead Man's, Hermit's, and Emerald Isle.

Vikingsholm

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vikingsholm is a 38-room mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, U.S, and on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been called "one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in North America."… Vikingsholm is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Bay View Guard Station.

Cascade Lake

Lake

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Cascade Lake is a glacial lake located in El Dorado County, California approximately 1 kilometre from Lake Tahoe. Cascade Lake is the second largest tributary lake feeding into Lake Tahoe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tahoe Valley.

Tahoe Valley

Suburb

Tahoe Valley is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe. It lies at an elevation of 6270 feet. Tahoe Valley is about the junction of U.S. Route 50 and State Route 89. Tahoe Valley is situated 6 miles southeast of Bay View Guard Station.

Bay View Guard Station

Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.94602° or 38° 56′ 46″ north

Longitude

-120.0988° or 120° 5′ 56″ west

Elevation

6,831 feet (2,082 metres)

Open location code

84CXWWW2+CF

GeoNames ID

5326583

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