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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 Cecile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cecile 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 Cecile:
- 36.700783, -119.717640
- 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 Cecile
- 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 Cecile is near Madera County and also Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Cecile
Communities Also Named Cecile ...
We found two communities that are also named Cecile.
Within California, the name Cecile is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Cecile is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cecile that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Cecile.
- Quebec
- This Cecile lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cecile that is located in Fresno County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cecile ...
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.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Fort Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Camp
- Fowler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldleaf
- Lone Star
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Oleander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oleander is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Cecile 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 Cecile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cecile and extending to:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cecile to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,312 miles [3,720.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,199 miles [13,195 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cecile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cecile 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 Cecile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7008, Longitude: -119.7176 In this case, the coordinates for Cecile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.522 degrees. |
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