Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mother Lode West:
  • 37.946592, -120.416306
  • 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 Mother Lode West

• 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 Mother Lode West is near Calaveras County and also Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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 Mother Lode West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mother Lode West ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
• Jamestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Montezuma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Peppermint Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Quartz
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quartz is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
• Rawhide
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Stent
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
• Woods Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing

How Far From Mother Lode West 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 Mother Lode West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mother Lode West and extending to:

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mother Lode West to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'