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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandoz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandoz and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sandoz:
- 38.347970, -120.430478
- 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 Sandoz
- 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 Sandoz 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 Sandoz
Communities Also Named Sandoz ...
We found one communities that are also named Sandoz.
Within California, the name Sandoz is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Sandoz in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Sheridan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sandoz [Sheridan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandoz ...
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.
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Trees
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
- Bruce Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bruce Crossing is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bummerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Fisher Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Grizzly Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzly Ridge is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Ridge
- Hams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hams is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lilac Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilac Park is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Park
- Manuel Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manuel Mill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Mill
- Mountain Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Retreat is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Retreat
- Rail Road Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
- Snowshoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowshoe Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe Springs
How Far From Sandoz 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 Sandoz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sandoz and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandoz to San Andreas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,318 miles [3,730.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,108 miles [13,048.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sandoz could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandoz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sandoz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandoz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3480, Longitude: -120.4305 In this case, the coordinates for Sandoz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.945 degrees. |
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