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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 Le Grand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Le Grand 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 Le Grand:
- 37.229063, -120.249039
- 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 Le Grand
- 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 Le Grand 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 Le Grand
Communities Also Named Le Grand ...
We found two communities that are also named Le Grand.
Within California, the name Le Grand is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Le Grand is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the east of the Le Grand that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Le Grand.
- Iowa
- Marshall County
- This Le Grand is located in Marshall County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Le Grand that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Le Grand.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Grand ...
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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ben Hur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Bonita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Chowchilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Dairyland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dairyland is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Plains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plains is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plainsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
How Far From Le Grand 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 Le Grand to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Le Grand and extending to:
- Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Le Grand to Merced, with an average speed<3> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,408 miles [11,922 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 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Le Grand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Le Grand 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 Le Grand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2291, Longitude: -120.2490 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.841 degrees. |
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