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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 Lakemont Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakemont Pines 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 Lakemont Pines:
- 38.234926, -120.370708
- 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 Lakemont Pines
- 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 Lakemont Pines 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 Lakemont Pines
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakemont Pines ...
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.
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Trees
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Forest Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Grizzly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzly Ridge is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Ridge
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lilac Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lilac Park is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Park
- Manuel Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manuel Mill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Mill
- Mountain Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Retreat is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Retreat
- Red Apple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Sunset Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Timber Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From Lakemont Pines 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 Lakemont Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lakemont Pines and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lakemont Pines 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 five to six 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 2,317 miles [3,728.9 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 7,346 miles [11,822.2 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 8,114 miles [13,058.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 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' (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- Lakemont Pines) 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 Lakemont Pines 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 Lakemont Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2349, Longitude: -120.3707 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.91 degrees. |
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