Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parrotts Ferry:
  • 38.046312, -120.448530
  • 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 Parrotts Ferry

• 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 Parrotts Ferry 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 Parrotts Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parrotts Ferry ...

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.

• Angels Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Angels Camp is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Camp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angels Camp <1>
• Angels City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
• Big Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
• Heavenly Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Martinez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
• Peppermint Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rawhide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Rocky Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Squabbletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
• Yankee Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

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

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Parrotts Ferry 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 2,325 miles [3,741.7 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 7,359 miles [11,843.2 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 8,127 miles [13,079.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'