Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blanchard
- 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 Blanchard:
- 37.731319, -120.325470
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blanchard
- 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 Mariposa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Since Blanchard is near Tuolumne County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blanchard ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Blanchard.
Within California, the name Blanchard is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Blanchard is located in Hardin County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Blanchard.
- Licking 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 Ohio community of Blanchard [Licking County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Blanchard is located in Allegheny County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Blanchard.
- Centre County
- This Blanchard is located in Centre County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km] to the east northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Blanchard.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanchard ...
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 Oak Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Flat
- Big Oak Flat is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Oak Flat <4>
- Chinese Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Camp
- Chinese Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinese Camp <4>
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Granite Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <4>
- Priest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Garrotte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
- Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
- Split Rock Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
How Far From Blanchard 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 Blanchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanchard and extending to:
- Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blanchard to Mariposa, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,145 miles [13,108.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Blanchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blanchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7313, Longitude: -120.3255 In this case, the coordinates for Blanchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Blanchard 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blanchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.44 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.03 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.886 degrees. |