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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 Briceburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briceburg 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 Briceburg:
- 37.604933, -119.966844
- 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 Briceburg
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- Since Briceburg is near Tuolumne County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne 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 Briceburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briceburg ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bootjack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Clearing House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Colorado ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colorado is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Elliott Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
- Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
- Split Rock Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
How Far From Briceburg 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 Briceburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Briceburg and extending to:
- Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Briceburg to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 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 8,146 miles [13,109.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briceburg) 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 Briceburg 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 Briceburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6049, Longitude: -119.9668 In this case, the coordinates for Briceburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.127 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.669 degrees. |
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