Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Locans:
  • 36.723561, -119.663193
  • 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 Locans

• 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 Locans is near Madera County and also Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Locans

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locans ...

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.

• Big Bunch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Bunch is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bunch
• Butler ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Butler is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Cecile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cecile is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Fort Camp ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Camp
• Fowler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <1>
• Goldleaf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldleaf
• Lone Star
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Melvin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Melvin is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Oleander
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oleander is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Wolf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Locans to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 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 8,197 miles [13,191.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'