Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fine Gold:
  • 37.190781, -119.618754
  • 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 Fine Gold

• 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 Fine Gold is near Fresno County and also Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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 Fine Gold

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fine Gold ...

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.

• Bass Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bass Lake is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Lake <1>
• Big Sandy Rancheria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Rancheria
• Coarsegold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coarsegold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <1>
• Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
• Indian Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Magnet ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnet is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Marshall Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
• Meadow Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Whisky Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whisky Falls is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisky Falls
• Willow Glen ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
• Yosemite Forks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
• Yosemite Lakes Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
  • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
  • Yosemite Lakes

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

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

• Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fine Gold to Madera, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 2,297 miles [3,696.7 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 7,397 miles [11,904.3 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 8,166 miles [13,141.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'