Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Corral:
  • 37.356887, -119.607091
  • 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 Old Corral

• 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
  • Since Old Corral is near Mariposa County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Old Corral

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Corral ...

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.

• Bass Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bass Lake is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Lake <1>
• Big Tree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Big Tree is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
• Central Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Central Camp is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Camp
• Coarsegold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coarsegold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <1>
• Elliott Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
• Fine Gold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
• Fish Camp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
  • Former name for Fish Camp:
  • Summerdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <1>
• Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
• Sugar Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Pine
• Whisky Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Whisky Falls is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisky Falls
• Willow Glen ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
• Yosemite Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks

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

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

• Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Corral to Madera, 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 132 miles [212.4 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'