Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nairn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nairn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nairn
- 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 Nairn:
- 37.374384, -120.503248
- 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 Nairn
- 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 Merced County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Merced County
- Since Nairn is near Mariposa County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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
Communities Also Named Nairn ...
We found three communities that share the name Nairn.
Within California, the name Nairn is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Nairn lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nairn that is located in Merced County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nairn ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Arena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Castle Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
- Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
- Chowchilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla
- Chowchilla is located in Madera County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <4>
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Irwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Plainsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
How Far From Nairn 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 Nairn 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 community of Nairn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Nairn and extending to:
- Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nairn to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nairn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nairn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3744, Longitude: -120.5032 In this case, the coordinates for Nairn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Nairn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nairn 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 338.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.141 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.994 degrees. |