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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunset Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sunset Point:
- 38.188808, -120.363252
- 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 Sunset Point
- 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 Sunset Point 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 Sunset Point
Communities Also Named Sunset Point ...
We found six communities that are also named Sunset Point.
Within California, the name Sunset Point is unique.
Beyond California, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunset Point lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Point that is located in Calaveras County.
- Florida
- Monroe County
- This Sunset Point is located in Monroe County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Point that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sunset Point.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Sunset Point is located in Cecil County and lies 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Point that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Sunset Point.
- Ohio
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sunset Point [Lake County].
- Wisconsin
- La Crosse County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sunset Point [La Crosse County].
- Winnebago County
- This Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Point that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Sunset Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Point ...
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.
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
- Fisher Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Forest Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Grizzly Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grizzly Ridge is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Ridge
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lilac Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lilac Park is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Park
- Manuel Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manuel Mill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Mill
- Mountain Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Retreat is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Retreat
- Red Apple
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Sheep Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From Sunset Point 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 Sunset Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Point and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Point to San Andreas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 2,318 miles [3,730.5 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,116 miles [13,061.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunset Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunset Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sunset Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1888, Longitude: -120.3633 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.906 degrees. |
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