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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 Meadowmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowmont 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 Meadowmont:
- 38.242261, -120.361276
- 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 Meadowmont
- 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 Meadowmont 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 Meadowmont
Communities Also Named Meadowmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Meadowmont.
Within California, the name Meadowmont is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Meadowmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Meadowmont is located in Davis County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowmont that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Meadowmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowmont ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Grizzly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles 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
(4 miles [6.4 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 Meadowmont 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 Meadowmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowmont and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowmont 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 65 miles [104.6 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 2,316 miles [3,727.2 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 7,345 miles [11,820.6 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 8,113 miles [13,056.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadowmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Meadowmont 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 Meadowmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2423, Longitude: -120.3613 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.162 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.904 degrees. |
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