Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hanford Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanford Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hanford Hill

• 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 Hanford Hill:
  • 38.174364, -120.403531
  • 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 Hanford Hill

• 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 Hanford Hill 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 Hanford Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanford Hill ...

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.

• Big Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
• Fisher Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
• Forest Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
• Indian Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Red Apple
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Rocky Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sheep Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheep Ranch is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Ranch
  • Sheep Ranch has also been known as:
  • Sheepranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Ranch <1>
• Sunset Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Timber Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hanford Hill and extending to:

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hanford Hill to San Andreas, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 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 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'