Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Shores of Poker Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Shores of Poker Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Shores of Poker 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 The Shores of Poker Flat:
- 37.902245, -120.583830
- 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 The Shores of Poker 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since The Shores of Poker Flat is near Tuolumne County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Shores of Poker 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.
- Black Jack Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Bluffs
- Black Jack Bluffs is located in Tuolumne County
- Chinese Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Camp
- Chinese Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinese Camp <2>
- Copper Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Heavenly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heavenly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Hills
- Heavenly Hills is located in Tuolumne County
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Knights Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
- Knights Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knights Ferry <2>
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Peppermint Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppermint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Creek
- Peppermint Creek is located in Tuolumne County
- Quartz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rawhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Rolling Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County
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- Stent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Telegraph City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Woods Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
- Yosemite Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Stent
How Far From The Shores of Poker 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 The Shores of Poker Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in The Shores of Poker Flat and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Shores of Poker Flat to San Andreas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 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 8,139 miles [13,098.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Shores of Poker Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Shores of Poker Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Shores of Poker Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9022, Longitude: -120.5838 |
| <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 The Shores of Poker Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.322 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.042 degrees. |