Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kennedy Meadow:
  • 38.311579, -119.745731
  • 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 Kennedy Meadow

• 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 Kennedy Meadow is near Alpine County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mono 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 Kennedy Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy Meadow ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley <1>
• Bumblebee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumblebee is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
• Cape Horn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Horn is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
• Cold Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Springs <1>
• Cow Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cow Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Grays Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
• Lake Alpine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
• Peaceful Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Peaceful Pines is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Pines
• Pinecrest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecrest <1>
• Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mountain
• Skyhigh
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyhigh
• Strawberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry

How Far From Kennedy Meadow 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 Kennedy Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kennedy Meadow to Sonora, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 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 8,097 miles [13,030.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'