Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Ranch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indian Ranch
- 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 Indian Ranch:
- 36.047806, -117.224016
- 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 Indian Ranch
- 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 Indian Ranch is near San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Indian Ranch ...
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.
- Darwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <1>
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Inyo County
- Junction Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranch
- Junction Ranch is located in Inyo County
- Lane Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Lookout City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout City
- Lookout City is located in Inyo County
- Pinnacle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Pioneer Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Point
- Pioneer Point is located in San Bernardino County
- Valley Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
How Far From Indian Ranch 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 Indian Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Indian Ranch and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Indian Ranch to Independence, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 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 8,186 miles [13,174.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Ranch. 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/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Indian Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0478, Longitude: -117.2240 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Indian Ranch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.05 degrees. |