Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copper Cove Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper Cove Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copper Cove Village
- 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 Copper Cove Village:
- 37.959647, -120.635482
- 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 Copper Cove Village
- 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since Copper Cove Village is near Tuolumne County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Copper Cove Village ...
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.
- Angels Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Camp
- Angels Camp is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angels Camp <1>
- Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Black Jack Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Bluffs
- Black Jack Bluffs is located in Tuolumne County
- Felix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Heavenly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heavenly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
- Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
- Knights Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
- Knights Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knights Ferry <1>
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rawhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Telegraph City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Yosemite Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
How Far From Copper Cove Village 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 Copper Cove Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Copper Cove Village and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Copper Cove Village to San Andreas, 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 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 8,137 miles [13,095.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copper Cove Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Copper Cove Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copper Cove Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9596, Longitude: -120.6355 In this case, the coordinates for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Copper Cove Village 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 338.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.385 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.073 degrees. |