Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 White Wolf:
  • 37.869367, -119.650171
  • 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 White Wolf

• 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 White Wolf is near Mariposa County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mono 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 White Wolf

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Wolf ...

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 Tree
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Big Tree is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
• Clearing House
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
• Curry Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Village
• Dana City ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Dana City is located in Mono County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana City
• Golden Crown Mine ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Golden Crown Mine is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crown Mine
• Mono Village ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mono Village is located in Mono County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
• Yosemite Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
• Yosemite Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village

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

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

• Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Wolf to Sonora, with an average speed<2> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 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 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'