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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 Mariposa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mariposa 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 Mariposa:
- 37.493145, -119.97277
- 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 Mariposa
- 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 Mariposa is near Madera County and also Merced 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 Merced 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 Mariposa
Communities Also Named Mariposa ...
We found four communities that are also named Mariposa.
Within California, the name Mariposa is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mariposa [Saline County].
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Mariposa is located in Chenango County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mariposa that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Mariposa.
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- This Mariposa is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<2> to the east of the Mariposa that is located in Mariposa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Mariposa.
- Ontario
- This Mariposa lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mariposa that is located in Mariposa County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mariposa ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Bootjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clearing House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
- Split Rock Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
How Far From Mariposa 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 Mariposa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mariposa and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mariposa to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 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 7,385 miles [11,885 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 8,154 miles [13,122.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mariposa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Mariposa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4931, Longitude: -119.9728 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.674 degrees. |
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