Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Muscatel:
  • 36.793568, -119.860904
  • 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 Muscatel

• 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 Muscatel is near Madera County and also Kings 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 Kings 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 Muscatel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muscatel ...

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.

• Cecile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cecile is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Fig Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
• Floyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Floyd
  • From Muscatel to Floyd
• Fort Camp ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Camp
• Goldleaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldleaf
• Gordon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gordon
  • From Muscatel to Gordon
• Gregg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregg is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
• Highway City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highway City is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
• Melvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Melvin is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rolling Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Muscatel and extending to:

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies just to the East.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Muscatel to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,318 miles [3,730.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,196 miles [13,190.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'