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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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • 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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos:
    • 36.988490, -119.879318
    • 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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
    • Since Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos is near Fresno County and also Merced County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced 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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos ...

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.

  • Fig Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregg is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
  • Highway City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Highway City is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
  • Indian Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Italian Swiss Colony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Swiss Colony
  • Muscatel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverview ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rolling Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Sparkville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
  • Yosemite Lakes Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos to ...

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

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

  • Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos to Madera, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,315 miles [3,725.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 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 8,184 miles [13,170.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos 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 Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9885, Longitude: -119.8793    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.983 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.437 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.619 degrees.