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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 Femmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Femmons 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 Femmons:
- 37.938257, -120.022406
- 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 Femmons
- 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 Femmons is near Mariposa County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Femmons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Femmons ...
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.
- Cedar Rock Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Confidence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Crystal Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Deadwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deadwood is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Barn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mono Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
- Ralph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Scenic Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
- Sugarpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarpine is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarpine
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sunshine Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
- Tall Timber Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tall Timber Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber Camp
- Twain Harte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twain Harte Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twain Harte Valley is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte Valley
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Femmons 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 Femmons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Femmons and extending to:
- Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Femmons to Sonora, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 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 8,126 miles [13,077.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Femmons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Femmons 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 Femmons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9383, Longitude: -120.0224 In this case, the coordinates for Femmons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.701 degrees. |
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