Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sherman Acres:
  • 38.447134, -120.071854
  • 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 Sherman Acres

• 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 Sherman Acres is near Alpine County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine 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 Sherman Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman Acres ...

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.

• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Allen is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bear Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bear Valley is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley <1>
• Big Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
• Bruce Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
• Cape Horn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Horn is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
• Cottage Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Springs
• Lake Alpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
• Skyhigh
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyhigh

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

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

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sherman Acres to San Andreas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west (W). 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 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 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 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'