Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Big Bunch:
  • 36.757173, -119.538187
  • 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 Big Bunch

• 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Since Big Bunch is near Tulare County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera 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 Big Bunch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Bunch ...

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.

• Avocado
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Avocado is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado
• Butler ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Butler is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Elk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elk is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
• Fargo ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fargo is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Fort Camp ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Camp
• Lone Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Melvin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Melvin is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Miley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Miley is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley
• Riverbend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Riverbend is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Sunnyside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Wolf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

How Far From Big Bunch to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Big Bunch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Big Bunch to Fresno, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 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 8,192 miles [13,183.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'