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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 Fourth Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fourth Crossing 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 Fourth Crossing:
- 38.131309, -120.634651
- 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 Fourth Crossing
- 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 Fourth Crossing is near Tuolumne County and also Amador 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 Amador 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 Fourth Crossing
Communities Also Named Fourth Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Fourth Crossing.
Within California, the name Fourth Crossing is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Fourth Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fourth Crossing that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Fourth Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fourth Crossing ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angels City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Big Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Copper Cove Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Felix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Felix is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix
- Happy Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Indian Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Jesus Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jesus Maria is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Parrotts Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
- Quail Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Rocky Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sheep Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Fourth Crossing 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 Fourth Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fourth Crossing and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Fourth Crossing to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 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 8,125 miles [13,075.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fourth Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fourth Crossing 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 Fourth Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1313, Longitude: -120.6347 In this case, the coordinates for Fourth Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.071 degrees. |
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