Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mountain Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Ranch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Ranch

• 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 Mountain Ranch:
  • 38.228304, -120.541054
  • 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 Mountain Ranch

• 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 Mountain Ranch is near Amador County and also Tuolumne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne 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 Mountain Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Ranch ...

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.

• Cave City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
• Fisher Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
• Forest Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
• Fourth Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Indian Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Jesus Maria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesus Maria is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
• Rail Road Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rail Road Flat is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail Road Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rail Road Flat <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rail Road Flat
  • From Mountain Ranch to Rail Road Flat
• Rich Gulch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
• Rocky Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sheep Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sheep Ranch is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Ranch
  • Sheep Ranch has also been known as:
  • Sheepranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Ranch <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheep Ranch
  • From Mountain Ranch to Sheep Ranch
• Timber Trails
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails

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

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

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Ranch to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 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 7,350 miles [11,828.7 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 8,117 miles [13,063 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'