Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dog Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dog Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dog Town
- 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 Dog Town:
- 38.170236, -119.19677
- 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 Dog Town
- 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 Mono County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mono County
- Since Dog Town is near Mineral County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Lyon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dog Town ...
We found eight communities that share the name Dog Town.
There is one other community in California which is also named Dog Town.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Maine
- Missouri
- Butler County
- Although located in Butler County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dog Town.
- Saint Francois County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Dog Town.
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dog Town ...
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.
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono County
- Dunderberg Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunderberg Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunderberg Mill
- Dunderberg Mill is located in Mono County
- Lee Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Vining
- Lee Vining is located in Mono County
- Former names for Lee Vining:
- Lakeview
- Leevining
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Vining <4>
- Lower Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Mono County
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Mono City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono City
- Mono City is located in Mono County
- Mono Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Mono Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
- Mono Village is located in Mono County
- Willow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Mono County
How Far From Dog Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dog Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Dog Town once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dog Town and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dog Town to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
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 Dog Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dog Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dog Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1702, Longitude: -119.1968 In this case, the coordinates for Dog Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dog Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.55 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.987 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.20 degrees. |