Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heavenly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heavenly Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heavenly Hills
- 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 Heavenly Hills:
- 37.966591, -120.470752
- 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 Heavenly Hills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- Since Heavenly Hills is near Calaveras County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heavenly Hills ...
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.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Parrotts Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrotts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
- Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
- Peppermint Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppermint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
- Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County
- Quartz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rawhide
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
- Squabbletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squabbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
- Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Stent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Woods Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
- Yosemite Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
How Far From Heavenly Hills 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 Heavenly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Heavenly Hills and extending to:
- Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Heavenly Hills to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heavenly Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <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- Heavenly Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heavenly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9666, Longitude: -120.4708 In this case, the coordinates for Heavenly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heavenly Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.221 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.973 degrees. |