Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ballou, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ballou and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ballou
- 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 Ballou:
- 34.049178, -117.606997
- 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 Ballou
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Ballou is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Ballou ...
We found six communities that share the name Ballou.
Within California, the name Ballou is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Miami 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 Ohio community of Ballou [Miami County].
- Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Ballou [Muskingum County].
- Shelby County
- This Ballou is located in Shelby County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ballou that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ballou.
- Oklahoma
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballou ...
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.
- Boys Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
- Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
- Champagne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Diamond Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bar
- Diamond Bar is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Bar <4>
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Gypsum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Home Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Kaiser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - May
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sleepy Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunnyslope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Sunsweet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Walnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
How Far From Ballou 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 Ballou to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ballou and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ballou to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,258 miles [3,633.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 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 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ballou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0492, Longitude: -117.6070 In this case, the coordinates for Ballou 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ballou 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> | 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 Ballou 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 335.712 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.501 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.264 degrees. |