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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 Auckland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Auckland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Auckland:
    • 36.588004, -119.106776
    • 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 Auckland
  • 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

Communities Also Named Auckland ...

We found one communities that share the name Auckland.

Within California, the name Auckland is unique.

Beyond California.

While we haven't found any other communities named Auckland in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km]<1> to the southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Auckland ...

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.

  • Advance ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Tulare County
  • Badger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
    • Cedarbrook is located in Fresno County
  • Deer Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
    • Deer Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Elderwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderwood
    • Elderwood is located in Tulare County
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Tulare County
  • Hillmaid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillmaid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
    • Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
  • Orange Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Redbanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
    • Redbanks is located in Tulare County
  • Twin Buttes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
    • Twin Buttes is located in Tulare County
  • Wimp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimp
    • Wimp is located in Tulare County
  • Woodlake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlake Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
    • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Auckland and extending to:

  • Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Auckland to Visalia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 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 8,194 miles [13,187 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auckland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auckland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5880, Longitude: -119.1068       In this case, the coordinates for Auckland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Auckland 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 337.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.58 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.157 degrees.









 

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