Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murietta Farm:
  • 36.651617, -120.459334
  • 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 Murietta Farm

• 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 Murietta Farm is near San Benito County and also Merced County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito 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 Murietta Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murietta Farm ...

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.

• Bonita
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonita is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Dairyland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Dairyland is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
• Five Points
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Five Points <1>
• Floyd
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Floyd is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Helm
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Helm is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helm <1>
• Italian Swiss Colony
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Swiss Colony
• Lincoln ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Plains ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Plains is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Three Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Three Rocks is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
• Wood Ranch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood Ranch is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ranch

How Far From Murietta Farm 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 Murietta Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murietta Farm to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,449 miles [11,988 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 8,218 miles [13,225.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'