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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 Wishon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wishon 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 Wishon:
- 37.293021, -119.535266
- 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 Wishon
- 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 Wishon is near Fresno County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Wishon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wishon ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Camp is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Camp
- Coarsegold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fine Gold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fine Gold is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
- Magnet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Sugar Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Pine
- Whisky Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wishon 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 Wishon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wishon and extending to:
- Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wishon 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 138 miles [222.1 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 2,291 miles [3,687 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 7,389 miles [11,891.4 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 8,158 miles [13,129 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wishon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wishon 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 Wishon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2930, Longitude: -119.5353 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.411 degrees. |
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