Emerald Bay

Emerald Bay is a locality in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,319 feet. Emerald Bay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Spring Creek Recreation Residence Tract, as well as near the hamlet Camp Richardson.

Places of Interest

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."…

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 Emerald Bay.

Emerald Bay

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

38.95991° or 38° 57′ 36″ north

Longitude

-120.09796° or 120° 5′ 53″ west

Elevation

6,319 feet (1,926 metres)

Open location code

84CXXW52+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 141038299

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

5346391

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fannette Island Tea House and Vikingsholm Visitor Center.

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