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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 Toyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toyon 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 Toyon:
- 38.204918, -120.765491
- 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 Toyon
- 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 Toyon is near Amador County and also San Joaquin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin 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 Toyon
Communities Also Named Toyon ...
We found one communities that are also named Toyon.
There is one other community in California that is also named Toyon.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Toyon [Shasta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toyon ...
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 Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Fourth Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Happy Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Jenny Lind
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jesus Maria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jesus Maria is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Quail Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Valley Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whale Boat Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry
How Far From Toyon 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 Toyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Toyon and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Toyon to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 7,356 miles [11,838.3 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 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Toyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Toyon 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 Toyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2049, Longitude: -120.7655 In this case, the coordinates for Toyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.56 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.151 degrees. |
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