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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 Felix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Felix 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 Felix:
- 38.028257, -120.715765
- 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 Felix
- 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 Felix is near Tuolumne County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Felix
Communities Also Named Felix ...
We found eight communities that are also named Felix.
Within California, the name Felix is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Felix [Perry County].
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Felix [Colquitt County].
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Felix [Finney County].
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Felix.
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Felix [Davie County].
- Ontario
- This Felix lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Felix that is located in Calaveras County.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Felix [Somerset County].
- Wyoming
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Felix [Campbell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Felix ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Black Jack Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack Bluffs is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Bluffs
- Copper Cove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Eugene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Fourth Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Jenny Lind
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quail Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Telegraph City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Valley Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Felix 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 Felix to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Felix and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Felix to San Andreas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,339 miles [3,764.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Felix could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 Felix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Felix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Felix 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 Felix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0283, Longitude: -120.7158 In this case, the coordinates for Felix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.478 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.121 degrees. |
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