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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 Mokelumne City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mokelumne City 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 Mokelumne City:
- 38.252970, -121.439118
- 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 Mokelumne City
- 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 San Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Since Mokelumne City is near Sacramento County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo 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 Mokelumne City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mokelumne City ...
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.
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruceville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Eagle Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Tree is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Tree
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hood Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hood Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Junction
- Howard Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howard Landing is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
- Howard Landing Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howard Landing Ferry is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing Ferry
- Locke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Need
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Need is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Need
- New Hope Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Landing
- Paintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Randall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Twin Cities
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Cities is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cities
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Mokelumne City 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 Mokelumne City 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 Mokelumne City once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mokelumne City and extending to:
- Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mokelumne City to Stockton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,373 miles [3,819 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mokelumne City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mokelumne City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mokelumne City 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 Mokelumne City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2530, Longitude: -121.4391 In this case, the coordinates for Mokelumne City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.429 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.562 degrees. |
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