Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stanislaus:
  • 38.138254, -120.370196
  • 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 Stanislaus

• 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 Stanislaus is near Calaveras County and also Amador 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 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 Stanislaus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanislaus ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
• Forest Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
• Indian Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jupiter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jupiter is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
• Red Apple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Rocky Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sunset Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Timber Trails
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails

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

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stanislaus to Sonora, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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 7,352 miles [11,831.9 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 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'