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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 Big Sandy Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Sandy Rancheria 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 Big Sandy Rancheria:
- 37.082491, -119.463997
- 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 Sandy Rancheria
- 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 Sandy Rancheria is near Madera County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Sandy Rancheria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Sandy Rancheria ...
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.
- Fine Gold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fine Gold is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
- Magnet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Marshall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Meadow Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Pineridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pineridge is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Rock Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Sentinel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sentinel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Shaver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sparkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkville is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
- Tollhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Big Sandy Rancheria 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 Sandy Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Sandy Rancheria and extending to:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Sandy Rancheria to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,291 miles [3,687 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,170 miles [13,148.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Sandy Rancheria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Big Sandy Rancheria 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 Big Sandy Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0825, Longitude: -119.4640 In this case, the coordinates for Big Sandy Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.039 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.369 degrees. |
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