Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheep Ranch:
  • 38.209319, -120.464566
  • 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 Sheep Ranch

• 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 Sheep Ranch is near Tuolumne County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Sheep Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheep Ranch ...

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 Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
• Cave City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
• Fisher Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
• Forest Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
• Indian Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lilac Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lilac Park is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Park
• Manuel Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manuel Mill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Mill
• Red Apple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Rocky Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sunset Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Timber Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sheep Ranch and extending to:

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sheep Ranch to San Andreas, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 2,322 miles [3,736.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,117 miles [13,063 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'