Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Black Oak Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Oak Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Black Oak Estates

• 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 Black Oak Estates:
  • 38.036590, -120.227967
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Black Oak Estates

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
  • Since Black Oak Estates is near Calaveras County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Black Oak Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Oak Estates ...

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 Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Cedar Rock Lodge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
• Cherokee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Confidence
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Confidence is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
• Crystal Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
• Mono Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
• Scenic Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Sugarpine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugarpine is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarpine
• Sunshine Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunshine Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
• Tall Timber Camp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tall Timber Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber Camp
• Twain Harte
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Twain Harte is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twain Harte <1>
• Twain Harte Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twain Harte Valley is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte Valley
• Willow Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Black Oak Estates 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 Black Oak Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Black Oak Estates and extending to:

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Oak Estates to Sonora, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,124 miles [13,074.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'