Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellota and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellota
- 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 Bellota:
- 38.049925, -121.014715
- 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 Bellota
- 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 San Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Since Bellota is near Calaveras County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Bellota ...
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.
- Ampere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Collegeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dogtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in San Joaquin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dogtown
- From Bellota to Dogtown
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fair Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Guild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Jenny Lind
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jenny Lind
- From Bellota to Jenny Lind
- Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lost City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lost City
- From Bellota to Lost City
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oregon Bar
- From Bellota to Oregon Bar
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- Peters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peters <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peters
- From Bellota to Peters
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Quail Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Springs
- From Bellota to Valley Springs
- Woodlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters
How Far From Bellota 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 Bellota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bellota and extending to:
- Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellota to Stockton, 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 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 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 8,138 miles [13,096.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bellota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0499, Longitude: -121.0147 In this case, the coordinates for Bellota 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 Bellota 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 339.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.783 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.304 degrees. |