Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Isabella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isabella and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Isabella
- 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 Isabella:
- 35.654183, -118.461798
- 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 Isabella
- 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Since Isabella 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
Communities Also Named Isabella ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Isabella.
Within California, the name Isabella is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Manitoba
- This Isabella lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Isabella that is located in Kern County.
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Isabella [Clinton County].
- Delta County
- This Isabella is located in Delta County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Isabella that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Isabella.
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Isabella [Isabella County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Isabella is located in Chester County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Isabella that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Isabella.
- Fayette County
- This Isabella is located in Fayette County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km] to the east northeast of the Isabella that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Isabella.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Isabella ...
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.
- Balance Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balance Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balance Rock
- Balance Rock is located in Tulare County
- Bodfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
- Bodfish is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bodfish <4>
- Glennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <4>
- Guernsey Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Mill
- Guernsey Mill is located in Tulare County
- Idlewild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Miracle Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
- Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
- Hobo Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Air Compress Springs
- Clear Creek Hot Springs
- Compressor Hot Springs
- Mountain Mesa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mesa
- Mountain Mesa is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Mesa <4>
- Onyx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Onyx is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onyx <4>
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Tulare County
- Rogersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Kern County
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Kern County
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Mountain Valley
- Squirrel Mountain Valley is located in Kern County
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Mountain Park
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park is located in Tulare County
- Sugarloaf Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
- Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
How Far From Isabella to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Isabella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Isabella once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Isabella and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Isabella to Bakersfield, with an average speed<6> 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 261 miles [420 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,239 miles [13,259.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isabella) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isabella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6542, Longitude: -118.4618 In this case, the coordinates for Isabella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Isabella could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Isabella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Isabella to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.639 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.733 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.774 degrees. |