Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Antelope Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antelope Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Antelope Center
- 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 Antelope Center:
- 34.579991, -117.969235
- 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 Antelope Center
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Antelope Center is near San Bernardino County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Antelope Center ...
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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Desert Relief ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Relief
- Desert Relief is located in Los Angeles County
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Juniper Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
- Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Littlerock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
- Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <2>
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pearblossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearblossom
- Pearblossom is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearblossom <2>
- Pearland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Antelope Center 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 Antelope Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Antelope Center and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Antelope Center to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> 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 338 miles [544 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,296 miles [13,351.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antelope Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Antelope Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antelope Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5800, Longitude: -117.9692 In this case, the coordinates for Antelope Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Antelope Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.087 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.992 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.479 degrees. |