Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scheelite:
  • 37.3787, -118.674908
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Scheelite

• 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 Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Inyo County
  • Since Scheelite is near Mono County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mono County
  • eBird sighting report for Fresno 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scheelite ...

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.

• Bishop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop is located in Inyo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
• Convict Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convict Lake
  • Convict Lake is located in Mono County
• Laws
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
  • Laws is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Laws:
  • Bishop Depot
• Mono Hot Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Hot Springs
  • Mono Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mono Hot Springs <1>
• Parchers Camp ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parchers Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchers Camp
  • Parchers Camp is located in Inyo County
• Rocking K
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
  • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
• Round Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
• Tom's Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom's Place
  • Tom's Place is located in Mono County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Scheelite once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Scheelite and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scheelite to Independence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/