Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clearing House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearing House and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clearing House

• 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 Clearing House:
  • 37.664930, -119.867397
  • 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 Clearing House

• 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 Clearing House 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 Clearing House

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearing House ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Bootjack
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
• Colorado ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
• Curry Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Village
• Dogtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Elliott Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
• Fish Camp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
  • Former name for Fish Camp:
  • Summerdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <1>
• Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
• Split Rock Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
• Yosemite Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
• Yosemite Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village

How Far From Clearing House 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 Clearing House to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clearing House and extending to:

• Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clearing House to Mariposa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,301 miles [3,703.1 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 7,372 miles [11,864.1 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 8,140 miles [13,100.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'