Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Columbia Village:
  • 38.023812, -120.401584
  • 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 Columbia Village

• 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 Columbia Village 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 Columbia Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Village ...

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.

• Heavenly Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Martinez
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
• Mono Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
• Parrotts Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
• Peaceful Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Peppermint Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rawhide
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Rolling Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Scenic Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scenic Brook is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Brook
• Scenic View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scenic View is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Squabbletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
• Yankee Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

How Far From Columbia Village 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 Columbia Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Columbia Village to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 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 7,360 miles [11,844.8 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 8,128 miles [13,080.7 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>'