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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 Moccasin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moccasin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Moccasin:
    • 37.810937, -120.299138
    • 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 Moccasin
  • 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 Moccasin is near Mariposa County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Moccasin

Communities Also Named Moccasin ...

We found six communities that are also named Moccasin.

There is one other community in California that is also named Moccasin.

Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Plumas County
      • This Moccasin is located in Plumas County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moccasin that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Moccasin.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This Moccasin is located in Mohave County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east of the Moccasin that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Moccasin.
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • This Moccasin is located in Effingham County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moccasin that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Moccasin.
    • Montana
      • Judith Basin County
      • This Moccasin is located in Judith Basin County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moccasin that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Moccasin.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This Moccasin is located in Wayne County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the Moccasin that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Moccasin.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Coryell County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Moccasin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moccasin ...

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.

How Far From Moccasin 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 Moccasin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moccasin and extending to:

  • Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moccasin to Sonora, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,321 miles [3,735.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 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 8,140 miles [13,100.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Moccasin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Moccasin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moccasin 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 Moccasin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8109, Longitude: -120.2991    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.427 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.019 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.869 degrees.