Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mono Crossing:
  • 37.341887, -119.057897
  • 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 Mono Crossing

• 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 Mono Crossing is near Nevada County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera 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 Mono Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mono Crossing ...

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 Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Former names for Big Creek:
  • Big Creek Flats
  • Cascada
  • Manzanita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <1>
• Cedar Crest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Island Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Island Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Crossing
• Lakeshore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeshore is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeshore <1>
• Mono Hot Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mono Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Hot Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mono Hot Springs <1>
• Rattlesnake Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rattlesnake Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Crossing
• Second Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Second Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
• Snow Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Bend is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Bend

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mono Crossing to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 157 miles [252.7 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,264 miles [3,643.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 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 8,145 miles [13,108.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'