Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dow
- 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 Dow:
- 35.504124, -119.172606
- 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 Dow
- 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Since Dow is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare 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 Dow ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Dow.
Within California, the name Dow is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Dow [Antrim County].
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Dow [Houghton County].
- Marquette 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 Michigan community of Dow [Marquette County].
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dow ...
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.
- Fruitvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Greenacres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Greenacres is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <4>
- Hights Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hights Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
- Hights Corner is located in Kern County
- Mexican Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Colony
- Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
- Minter Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
- Minter Village is located in Kern County
- Oil Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
- Oil Junction is located in Kern County
- Oildale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
- Oildale is located in Kern County
- Quailwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rosedale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Strand ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Dow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dow and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dow to Bakersfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 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 8,264 miles [13,299.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5041, Longitude: -119.1726 In this case, the coordinates for Dow 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 Dow 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Dow 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 337.21 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.192 degrees. |