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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Exeter:
    • 36.295898, -119.142123
    • 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 Exeter
  • 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 Exeter ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Exeter.

Within California, the name Exeter is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Exeter lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the north of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Exeter is located in New London County and lies 2,512 miles [4,042.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Exeter.
    • Georgia
      • Pierce 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 Georgia community of Exeter [Pierce County].
    • Illinois
      • Scott County
      • This Exeter is located in Scott County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Exeter.
    • Kansas
      • Clay 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 Kansas community of Exeter [Clay County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Exeter is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,644 miles [4,255.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Exeter.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe 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 Exeter [Monroe County].
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Exeter is located in Barry County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the east of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Exeter.
    • Montana
      • Dawson 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 Montana community of Exeter [Dawson County].
      • Phillips County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Exeter.
    • Nebraska
      • Fillmore County
      • This Exeter is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Exeter.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Exeter is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,568 miles [4,132.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Exeter.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax 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 New Mexico community of Exeter [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Otsego 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 New York community of Exeter [Otsego County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie 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 North Carolina community of Exeter [Bertie County].
      • Pender County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Exeter [Pender County].
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Exeter.
      • Sandusky County
      • This community is historic and although located in Sandusky County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Exeter.
    • Ontario
      • This Exeter lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Exeter is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Exeter.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Exeter is located in Washington County and lies 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Exeter.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Exeter is located in Wise County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Exeter that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Exeter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Exeter ...

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.

  • Burr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Burr is located in Tulare County
  • Farmersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Giant Oak ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giant Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant Oak
    • Giant Oak is located in Tulare County
  • Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
    • Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
  • List
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for List have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
    • List is located in Tulare County
  • Merryman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
    • Merryman is located in Tulare County
  • Rocky Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
  • Tonyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonyville
    • Tonyville is located in Tulare County
  • Toolville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toolville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolville
    • Toolville is located in Tulare County

How Far From Exeter 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 city such as Exeter to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Exeter and extending to:

  • Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Exeter to Visalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,290 miles [3,685.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,444 miles [11,980 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 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Exeter. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Exeter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Exeter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2959, Longitude: -119.1421    
<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 Exeter 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Exeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Exeter 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 337.285 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.554 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.178 degrees.









 

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