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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 Copperopolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copperopolis and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Copperopolis:
    • 37.980390, -120.640765
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Copperopolis
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Copperopolis ...

We found one communities that share the name Copperopolis.

Within California, the name Copperopolis is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Copperopolis in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Copperopolis [Yavapai County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copperopolis ...

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.

  • Angels Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Angels City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
  • Black Jack Bluffs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Bluffs
    • Black Jack Bluffs is located in Tuolumne County
  • Copper Cove Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
    • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
  • Felix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix
    • Felix is located in Calaveras County
  • Fourth Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
  • Heavenly Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heavenly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
    • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Lost City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lost City
    • From Copperopolis to Lost City
  • Rawhide
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Telegraph City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yosemite Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Copperopolis and extending to:

  • San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Copperopolis to San Andreas, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • 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).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copperopolis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Copperopolis, 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copperopolis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copperopolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9804, Longitude: -120.6408    
<7>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.
<8>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 Copperopolis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.731 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.394 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.076 degrees.




 

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