Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Camp Pardee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Pardee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Pardee

• 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 Camp Pardee:
  • 38.247973, -120.844382
  • 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 Camp Pardee

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
  • Since Camp Pardee is near Amador County and also San Joaquin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin 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 Camp Pardee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Pardee ...

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 Bar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chinatown is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• Firebrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Firebrick is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Happy Valley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
• Quail Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
• Sunnybrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunnybrook is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
• Valley Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <1>
• Whale Boat Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry

How Far From Camp Pardee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camp Pardee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Pardee to San Andreas, 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 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 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'