Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Friant:
  • 36.987258, -119.713059
  • 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 Friant

• 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 Friant is near Madera County and also Mariposa 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 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 Friant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Friant ...

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.

• Fig Garden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
• Gordon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gordon
  • From Friant to Gordon
• Indian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Magnet ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Magnet is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Marshall Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
• Melvin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Melvin is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rolling Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sentinel ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
• Sparkville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
• Yosemite Lakes Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yosemite Lakes Park
  • From Friant to Yosemite Lakes Park

How Far From Friant to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Friant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Friant and extending to:

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Friant to Fresno, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,306 miles [3,711.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,181 miles [13,166 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'