Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Death Valley Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Death Valley Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Death Valley Junction
- 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 Death Valley Junction:
- 36.302122, -116.414385
- 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 Death Valley Junction
- 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 Death Valley Junction 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
Communities Also Named Death Valley Junction ...
We found one communities that share the name Death Valley Junction.
Within California, the name Death Valley Junction is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Death Valley Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Nye County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Death Valley Junction [Nye County].
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Death Valley Junction ...
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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Crystal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Nye County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <3>
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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) - Furnace Creek
(27 miles [43.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Inyo County
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
- Johnnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
- Johnnie is located in Nye County (NV)
- Pahrump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahrump
- Pahrump is located in Nye County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahrump <3>
- Roses Well ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Well have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Well
- Roses Well is located in Nye County (NV)
How Far From Death Valley Junction 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 Death Valley Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Death Valley Junction and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Death Valley Junction 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 4 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,145 miles [3,452 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 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 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Death Valley Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Death Valley Junction 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Death Valley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Death Valley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3021, Longitude: -116.4144 |
| <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 Death Valley Junction 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 335.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.578 degrees. |