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

  • 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 Lila C:
    • 36.243289, -116.498931
    • 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 Lila C
  • 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 Lila C is near Nye County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Lila C ...

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.

  • Badwater ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwater
    • Badwater is located in Inyo County
  • Crystal
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Death Valley Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
    • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
  • Evelyn ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Inyo County
  • Furnace Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
    • Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
    • Furnace Creek has also been known as:
    • Furnace Creek Ranch
  • Greenwater ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
    • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
  • Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
    • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
    • Greenland
  • Indian Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
  • Johnnie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
    • Johnnie is located in Nye County (NV)

How Far From Lila C 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 Lila C 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<3> community of Lila C once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lila C and extending to:

  • Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Lila C 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 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 8,157 miles [13,127.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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>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 Lila C, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lila C) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lila C. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2433, Longitude: -116.4989       In this case, the coordinates for Lila C have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lila C 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 335.103 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.918 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.627 degrees.









 

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