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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 Fresno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fresno 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 Fresno:
- 34.776168, -100.152612
- 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 Fresno
- 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 Collingsworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collingsworth County
- Since Fresno is near Childress County and also Harmon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Childress County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harmon 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 Fresno
Communities Also Named Fresno ...
We found seven communities that are also named Fresno.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Fresno.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Fort Bend County
- This Fresno is located in Fort Bend County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fresno that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Fresno.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fresno [Franklin County].
- Lincoln County
- This Fresno is located in Lincoln County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fresno that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fresno.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Fresno is located in Fresno County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fresno that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Fresno.
- Montana
- Hill County
- This Fresno is located in Hill County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fresno that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Fresno.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Fresno.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Fresno is located in Coshocton County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fresno that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Fresno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fresno ...
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.
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Loco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loco is located in Childress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Louis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
- Madge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madge is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Plains Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Junction is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Junction
- Quail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Greer County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
How Far From Fresno 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 Fresno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fresno and extending to:
- Wellington, which is the Seat of Collingsworth County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fresno to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Fresno) 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 Fresno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fresno 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 Fresno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7762, Longitude: -100.1526 In this case, the coordinates for Fresno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.01 degrees. |
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