Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peaceful Pines:
  • 38.406022, -119.789345
  • 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 Peaceful Pines

• 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 Alpine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
  • Since Peaceful Pines is near Tuolumne County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Peaceful Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peaceful Pines ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley <1>
• Bumblebee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumblebee is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
• Cape Horn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Horn is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cow Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Grays Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
• Kennedy Meadow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy Meadow is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Meadow
• Lake Alpine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
• Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mountain
• Skyhigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyhigh

How Far From Peaceful Pines to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peaceful Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Markleeville, which is the Seat of Alpine County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Peaceful Pines to Markleeville, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 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 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'