Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shaws Flat:
  • 38.007702, -120.409361
  • 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 Shaws Flat

• 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 Shaws Flat 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 Shaws Flat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaws Flat ...

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.

• Heavenly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Martinez
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
• Parrotts Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
• Peppermint Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rawhide
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Rolling Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Scenic Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Brook is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Brook
• Scenic View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scenic View is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Squabbletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
• Woods Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
• Yankee Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

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

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shaws Flat 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 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 8,129 miles [13,082.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'