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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Prather
  • 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 Prather ...

We found four communities that share the name Prather.

Within California, the name Prather is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Rancheria
    • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
  • Fine Gold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fine Gold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
    • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
  • Indian Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
  • Magnet ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Madera County
  • Marshall Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
    • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
  • Shaver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparkville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
    • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
  • 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prather. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prather) to Point B.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    
<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 Prather 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 337.684 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.08 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.399 degrees.




 

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