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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 Marshall Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshall Junction 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 Marshall Junction:
    • 37.013839, -119.569027
    • 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 Marshall Junction
  • 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 Marshall Junction is near Madera County and also Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Marshall Junction

Communities Also Named Marshall Junction ...

We found three communities that are also named Marshall Junction.

Within California, the name Marshall Junction is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Colorado community of Marshall Junction [Boulder County].
    • Illinois
      • Clark 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 Illinois community of Marshall Junction [Clark County].
    • Missouri
      • Saline County
      • This Marshall Junction is located in Saline County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Marshall Junction that is located in Fresno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Marshall Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshall Junction ...

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 Sandy Rancheria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Rancheria
  • Fine Gold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Indian Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Magnet ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnet is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Meadow Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Pineridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Sparkville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
  • Tollhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marshall Junction and extending to:

  • Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marshall Junction to Fresno, 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 five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Marshall Junction 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marshall Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marshall Junction 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 Marshall Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0138, Longitude: -119.5690       In this case, the coordinates for Marshall Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.727 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.131 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.432 degrees.