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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 Second Garrotte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Second Garrotte 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 Second Garrotte:
- 37.824928, -120.197411
- 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 Second Garrotte
- 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 Second Garrotte is near Mariposa County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Second Garrotte
Curious and Interesting Names Near Second Garrotte ...
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.
- Big Oak Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Granite Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mono Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
- Mono Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
- Peaceful Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Priest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Priest is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest
- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Split Rock Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Standard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Second Garrotte to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Second Garrotte 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<2> community of Second Garrotte once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Second Garrotte and extending to:
- Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Second Garrotte to Sonora, 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,315 miles [3,725.6 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 7,369 miles [11,859.3 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 8,137 miles [13,095.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Second Garrotte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Second Garrotte) 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 Second Garrotte 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 Second Garrotte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8249, Longitude: -120.1974 In this case, the coordinates for Second Garrotte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.92 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.808 degrees. |
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