Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deadwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deadwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deadwood
- 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 Deadwood:
- 38.004089, -120.108241
- 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 Deadwood
- 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 Tuolumne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- Since Deadwood is near Mariposa County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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
Communities Also Named Deadwood ...
We found ten communities that share the name Deadwood.
There are four communities within California that are also named Deadwood.
Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Butte County
- Placer County
- Sierra County
- Trinity County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Deadwood lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the north of the Deadwood that is located in Tuolumne County.
- British Columbia
- Kentucky
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deadwood ...
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.
- Cedar Rock Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
- Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Confidence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confidence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Tuolumne County
- Crystal Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County
- Long Barn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Barn
- Long Barn is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Barn <5>
- Mono Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
- Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
- Scenic Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County
- Sugarpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Tall Timber Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber Camp
- Tall Timber Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Twain Harte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte
- Twain Harte is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twain Harte <5>
- Twain Harte Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twain Harte Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte Valley
- Twain Harte Valley is located in Tuolumne County
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
How Far From Deadwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deadwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deadwood and extending to:
- Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deadwood to Sonora, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deadwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Deadwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deadwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0041, Longitude: -120.1082 In this case, the coordinates for Deadwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deadwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deadwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Deadwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.289 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.864 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.752 degrees. |