Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Melones Sunset Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melones Sunset Lake Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Melones Sunset Lake Estates

• 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 Melones Sunset Lake Estates:
  • 37.965758, -120.475753
  • 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 Melones Sunset Lake Estates

• 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 Tuolumne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
  • Since Melones Sunset Lake Estates is near Calaveras County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Melones Sunset Lake Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melones Sunset Lake Estates ...

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.

• Heavenly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Montezuma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Parrotts Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
• Peppermint Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
• Quartz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quartz is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
• Rawhide
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Rolling Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Squabbletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
• Stent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
• Woods Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
• Yosemite Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction

How Far From Melones Sunset Lake Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Melones Sunset Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Melones Sunset Lake Estates and extending to:

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Melones Sunset Lake Estates to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 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 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'