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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mariposa
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madera County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mariposa ...
We found four communities that share the name Mariposa.
Within California, the name Mariposa is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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
- New York
- North Carolina
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Ben Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Bootjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Clearing House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearing House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Elliott Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
- Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grub Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
- Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
- Split Rock Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
How Far From Mariposa 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mariposa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mariposa) to Point B.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 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mariposa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.674 degrees. |