Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Las Mariposas:
  • 37.526603, -120.097125
  • 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 Las Mariposas

• 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 Las Mariposas is near Merced County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced 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 Las Mariposas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Mariposas ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Ben Hur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
• Bootjack
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
• Clearing House
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
• Colorado ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
• Dogtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
• Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
• Split Rock Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry

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

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

• Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Las Mariposas to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 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 8,154 miles [13,122.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'