Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lundy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lundy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lundy
- 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 Lundy:
- 38.027794, -119.241776
- 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 Lundy
- 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 Lundy is near Tuolumne County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne 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 Lundy ...
We found four communities that share the name Lundy.
Within California, the name Lundy is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Missouri
- Nova Scotia
- This Lundy lies 2,956 miles [4,757.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lundy that is located in Mono County.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lundy ...
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.
- Dana City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana City
- Dana City is located in Mono County
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dunderberg Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunderberg Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunderberg Mill
- Dunderberg Mill is located in Mono County
- Golden Crown Mine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Crown Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crown Mine
- Golden Crown Mine is located in Tuolumne County
- Lee Vining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Vining
- Lee Vining is located in Mono County
- Former names for Lee Vining:
- Lakeview
- Leevining
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Vining <5>
- Mono City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono City
- Mono City is located in Mono County
- Mono Lake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mono Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
- Mono Village is located in Mono County
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Mono County
How Far From Lundy 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 Lundy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lundy and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lundy to Bridgeport, with an average speed<6> 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,105 miles [13,043.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lundy. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lundy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lundy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0278, Longitude: -119.2418 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lundy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lundy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.572 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.004 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.229 degrees. |