Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alabama Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alabama Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alabama Hills

• 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 Alabama Hills:
  • 36.56696, -118.091315
  • 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 Alabama Hills

• 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 Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Inyo County
  • Since Alabama Hills is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alabama Hills ...

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.

• Boulder Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
• Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
  • Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
• Dolomite ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
  • Dolomite is located in Inyo County
• Lone Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <1>
• Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
  • Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
  • Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
  • Mount Whitney
  • Whitney
• Mock ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
  • Mock is located in Inyo County
• Reward ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
  • Reward is located in Inyo County
• Tramway ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Tramway is located in Inyo County

How Far From Alabama Hills 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 Alabama Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Alabama Hills and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alabama Hills to Independence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,173 miles [13,153.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

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