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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prather, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prather and the surrounding area.
- 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 Prather:
- 37.037389, -119.514077
- 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 Prather
- 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 Prather is near Madera County and also Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Prather
Communities Also Named Prather ...
We found four communities that are also named Prather.
Within California, the name Prather is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prather [Habersham County].
- Wilkes County
- This Prather is located in Wilkes County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<2> to the east of the Prather that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Prather.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Prather is located in Clark County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Prather that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Prather.
- Morgan County
- This Prather is located in Morgan County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km] to the east northeast of the Prather that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Prather.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prather ...
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.
- Big Sandy Rancheria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Rancheria
- Fine Gold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fine Gold is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
- Indian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Magnet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Marshall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Meadow Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Sentinel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sentinel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Shaver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkville is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
- Tollhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Prather 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 Prather to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prather and extending to:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prather to Fresno, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 151 miles [243 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,174 miles [13,154.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Prather could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prather) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Prather to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prather. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0374, Longitude: -119.5141 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.399 degrees. |
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