Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Advance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Advance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Advance
- 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 Advance:
- 36.515606, -118.902313
- 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 Advance
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Advance is near Fresno County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Advance ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Advance.
Within California, the name Advance is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Advance is located in Baxter County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east of the Advance that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Advance.
- Clay 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 Arkansas community of Advance [Clay County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Advance lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Advance that is located in Tulare County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Adams 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 Pennsylvania community of Advance [Adams County].
- Indiana County
- This Advance is located in Indiana County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Advance that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Advance.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Advance ...
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.
- Badger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Badger is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <3>
- Elderwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Tulare County
- Lemon Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
- Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
- Lemon Cove has also been known as:
- Lemoncove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <3>
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Red Fir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sandspur ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Stony Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
- Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
- Three Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
- Woodlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodlake is located in Tulare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <3>
How Far From Advance 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 Advance 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 Advance once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Advance and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Advance to Visalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 200 miles [321.9 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 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 7,425 miles [11,949.4 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 8,194 miles [13,187 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Advance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Advance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5156, Longitude: -118.9023 |
| <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 Advance 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Advance, 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 Advance 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 337.113 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.36 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.036 degrees. |