Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dos Palos Y, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dos Palos Y and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dos Palos Y

• 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 Dos Palos Y:
  • 37.048835, -120.635464
  • 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 Dos Palos Y

• 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 Merced County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
  • Since Dos Palos Y is near Fresno County and also Madera 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 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 Dos Palos Y

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dos Palos Y ...

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.

• Arena
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Arena is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
• Ash ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ash is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Castle Gardens
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
• Chowchilla
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Chowchilla is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <1>
• Cuba ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Cuba is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Dairyland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dairyland is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
• Lincoln ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Plains ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Plains is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Plainsburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
• Volta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Volta is located in Merced County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
• Wood Ranch
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Wood Ranch is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ranch

How Far From Dos Palos Y 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 Dos Palos Y to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dos Palos Y to Merced, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 2,353 miles [3,786.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 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 8,195 miles [13,188.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'