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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 Atolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atolia 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 Atolia:
- 35.314687, -117.609226
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Atolia
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Atolia is near Kern County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kern 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Atolia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atolia ...
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.
- Boron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- China Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Copper City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Copper City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Desert Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Desert Lake is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
- Gypsite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gypsite is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsite
- Harts Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harts Place is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
- Kramer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kramer is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Kramer Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kramer Junction is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Junction
- Red Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redrock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redrock is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Saltdale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saltdale is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
- Silt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silt is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
- Spangler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
How Far From Atolia 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 Atolia 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<2> community of Atolia once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Atolia and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Atolia to San Bernardino, with an average speed<4>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 310 miles [498.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 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 8,241 miles [13,262.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | 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 Atolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Atolia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3147, Longitude: -117.6092 In this case, the coordinates for Atolia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.89 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.275 degrees. |
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