Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eagle Borax Works, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Borax Works and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Borax Works

• 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 Eagle Borax Works:
  • 36.200652, -116.867254
  • 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 Eagle Borax Works

• 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 Eagle Borax Works 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Borax Works ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwater
  • Badwater is located in Inyo County
• Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
  • Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
• Furnace Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
  • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
• Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
  • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
  • Greenland
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Inyo County
• Indian Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
• Skidoo ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidoo
  • Skidoo is located in Inyo County

How Far From Eagle Borax Works 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 Eagle Borax Works 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 Eagle Borax Works once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eagle Borax Works and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Borax Works to Independence, 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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 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 8,169 miles [13,146.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/