Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mormon Bar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mormon Bar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mormon Bar
- 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 Mormon Bar:
- 37.462161, -119.947949
- 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 Mormon Bar
- 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 Mormon Bar 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mormon Bar ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Ben Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bootjack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Clearing House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearing House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Elliott Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
- Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
- Fish Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
- Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
- Former name for Fish Camp:
- Summerdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <2>
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grub Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Madera County
- Split Rock Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Sugar Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Pine
- Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
- Yosemite Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
- Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
How Far From Mormon Bar to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mormon Bar 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<3> community of Mormon Bar once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mormon Bar and extending to:
- Mariposa, which is the Seat of Mariposa County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mormon Bar to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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 2,309 miles [3,716 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Mormon Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mormon Bar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mormon Bar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4622, Longitude: -119.9479 In this case, the coordinates for Mormon Bar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mormon Bar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.095 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.659 degrees. |