Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poquitos:
  • 37.983536, -120.284357
  • 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 Poquitos

• 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 Rancho Poquitos 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 Rancho Poquitos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Poquitos ...

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.

• Cedar Rock Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
• Cherokee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Crystal Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
• Mono Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
• Mono Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
• Peaceful Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Ralph
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ralph is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Scenic Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Brook is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Brook
• Scenic Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Scenic View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scenic View is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Standard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Standard is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standard <1>
• Sunshine Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunshine Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
• Willow Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Rancho Poquitos 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 Rancho Poquitos 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 Poquitos and extending to:

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the West.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rancho Poquitos 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 5 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 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 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 8,128 miles [13,080.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'