Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Masonic:
  • 38.362539, -119.113121
  • 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 Masonic

• 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 Masonic 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Masonic ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Mineral County (NV)
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • Dog Town is located in Mono County
• 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.<1> 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmeralda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmeralda
  • Esmeralda is located in Mineral County (NV)
• Lower Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Lower Town is located in Mono County
• 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.<1> 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 Masonic 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 Masonic to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Masonic once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Masonic and extending to:

• Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Masonic to Bridgeport, with an average speed<4> 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 129 miles [207.6 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<5> 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).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,081 miles [13,005.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• 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).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/