Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lower Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Town
- 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 Lower Town:
- 38.367417, -119.119871
- 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 Lower Town
- 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 Mono County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mono County
- Since Lower Town is near Lyon County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Mineral 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
Communities Also Named Lower Town ...
We found three communities that share the name Lower Town.
Within California, the name Lower Town is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lower Town [Nye County].
- Ontario
- This Lower Town lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lower Town that is located in Mono County.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Lower Town is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lower Town that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lower Town.
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Town ...
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.
- Aurora ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Mineral County (NV)
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono County
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Stage Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
- Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Masonic ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Mono County
How Far From Lower Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lower Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lower Town and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Town to Bridgeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,080 miles [13,003.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lower Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lower Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lower Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3674, Longitude: -119.1199 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lower Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.949 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.151 degrees. |