Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rancho Calaveras:
  • 38.127500, -120.858333
  • 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 Rancho Calaveras

• 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 Rancho Calaveras is near Amador County and also San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin 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 Rancho Calaveras

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Calaveras ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogtown is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Felix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Felix is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix
• Fourth Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
• Jenny Lind
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
• Lost City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
• Quail Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
• Valley Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <1>

How Far From Rancho Calaveras 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 Rancho Calaveras to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rancho Calaveras to San Andreas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,362 miles [11,848 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 8,130 miles [13,084 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'