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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 Shipp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shipp 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 Shipp:
    • 36.945228, -119.675142
    • 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 Shipp
  • 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 Shipp is near Madera County and also Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Shipp

Communities Also Named Shipp ...

We found three communities that are also named Shipp.

Within California, the name Shipp is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Shipp is located in Baxter County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east of the Shipp that is located in Fresno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Shipp.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Shipp is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the east of the Shipp that is located in Fresno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Shipp.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Shipp is located in Ashtabula County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shipp that is located in Fresno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Shipp.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shipp ...

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.

  • Fig Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
  • Fort Camp ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Camp
  • Gordon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Indian Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Marshall Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
  • Melvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Melvin is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Riverview ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rolling Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Sparkville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville

How Far From Shipp 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 Shipp 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<2> community of Shipp once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shipp and extending to:

  • Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shipp to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,305 miles [3,709.5 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 7,414 miles [11,931.7 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 8,183 miles [13,169.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shipp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Shipp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Shipp 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 Shipp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9452, Longitude: -119.6751       In this case, the coordinates for Shipp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.807 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.223 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.496 degrees.