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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 Camp Pendola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Pendola 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 Camp Pendola:
- 38.214640, -120.149078
- 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 Pendola
- 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 Camp Pendola is near Calaveras County and also Alpine 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 Alpine 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 Pendola
Communities Also Named Camp Pendola ...
We found one communities that are also named Camp Pendola.
There is one other community in California that is also named Camp Pendola.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Yuba County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Camp Pendola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Pendola ...
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 Trees
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
- Big Trees Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
- Boards Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boards Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boards Crossing
- Bumblebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bumblebee is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cow Creek is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
- Jupiter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jupiter is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Long Barn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snowshoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snowshoe Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe Springs
- Spring Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Tall Timber Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tall Timber Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber Camp
How Far From Camp Pendola 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 Pendola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Camp Pendola and extending to:
- Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Pendola to Sonora, with an average speed<4> 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 76 miles [122.3 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 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,111 miles [13,053.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Camp Pendola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Camp Pendola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Camp Pendola 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 Camp Pendola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2146, Longitude: -120.1491 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Pendola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.775 degrees. |
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