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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 Fluhr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fluhr 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 Fluhr:
- 37.362977, -120.576757
- 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 Fluhr
- 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 Fluhr is near Stanislaus County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Fluhr
Communities Also Named Fluhr ...
We found one communities that are also named Fluhr.
There is one other community in California that is also named Fluhr.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Kern County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Fluhr [Kern County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fluhr ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arena is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Castle Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Hatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hills Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Ferry
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Plainsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Fluhr 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 Fluhr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fluhr and extending to:
- Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fluhr to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 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 7,406 miles [11,918.8 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 8,174 miles [13,154.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fluhr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fluhr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fluhr 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 Fluhr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3630, Longitude: -120.5768 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.039 degrees. |
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