Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Edmundson Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edmundson Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Edmundson Acres

• 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 Edmundson Acres:
  • 35.228851, -118.823153
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Edmundson Acres

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Since Edmundson Acres is near Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Edmundson Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmundson Acres ...

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.

• Edison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <1>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Harpertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpertown is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
• Meridian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Mitchells Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
• Panama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Panama is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Patch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Patch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch
• Pumpkin Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Weedpatch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch

How Far From Edmundson Acres 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 Edmundson Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Edmundson Acres and extending to:

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edmundson Acres to Bakersfield, with an average speed<3> 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 274 miles [441 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,296 miles [3,695.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,274 miles [13,315.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'