Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Orosi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Orosi and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Orosi
- 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 East Orosi:
- 36.548065, -119.261603
- 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 East Orosi
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since East Orosi is near Fresno County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- eBird sighting report for Kings 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 East Orosi ...
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.
- Elderwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hillmaid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
- Ivory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Tulare County
- Orange Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cove
- Orange Cove is located in Fresno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Cove <2>
- Redbanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sultana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana
- Sultana is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultana <2>
- Twin Buttes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in Tulare County
- Wimp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Woodlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodlake is located in Tulare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <2>
- Woodlake Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
- Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
How Far From East Orosi 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 East Orosi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Orosi and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Orosi to Visalia, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,291 miles [3,687 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Orosi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Orosi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Orosi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5481, Longitude: -119.2616 |
| <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 East Orosi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.249 degrees. |