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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 Marguerite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marguerite and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marguerite:
    • 37.170778, -120.177395
    • 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 Marguerite
  • 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 Marguerite 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 Marguerite

Communities Also Named Marguerite ...

We found five communities that are also named Marguerite.

Within California, the name Marguerite is unique.

Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Marguerite lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the north of the Marguerite that is located in Merced County.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Marguerite is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the east of the Marguerite that is located in Merced County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Marguerite.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sunflower County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Marguerite.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Marguerite is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marguerite that is located in Merced County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Marguerite.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Marguerite is located in Hamblen County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the east of the Marguerite that is located in Merced County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Marguerite.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marguerite ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Bonita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bonita is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Chowchilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dairyland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dairyland is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Lincoln ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Plains ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plains is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plainsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Marguerite once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Marguerite and extending to:

  • Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marguerite to Merced, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,178 miles [13,161.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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- Marguerite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Marguerite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Marguerite 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 Marguerite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1708, Longitude: -120.1774       In this case, the coordinates for Marguerite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.253 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.773 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.798 degrees.