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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buck Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Meadows and the surrounding area.
- 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 Buck Meadows:
- 37.812704, -120.064352
- 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 Buck Meadows
- 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 Mariposa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Since Buck Meadows is near Tuolumne County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Buck Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Meadows ...
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.
- Big Oak Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clearing House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Deadwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deadwood is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Granite Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Priest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Priest is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest
- Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
- Split Rock Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
How Far From Buck Meadows 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 Buck Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buck Meadows and extending to:
- Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Meadows to Mariposa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 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 7,367 miles [11,856 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 8,135 miles [13,092 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buck Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buck Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buck Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8127, Longitude: -120.0644 In this case, the coordinates for Buck Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.727 degrees. |
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