Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ferrum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferrum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ferrum
- 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 Ferrum:
- 33.458640, -115.860829
- 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 Ferrum
- 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 Riverside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Since Ferrum is near Imperial County and also San Diego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Ferrum ...
We found one communities that share the name Ferrum.
Within California, the name Ferrum is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Ferrum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferrum ...
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.
- Bombay Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
- Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
- Desert Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
- Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
- Desert Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
- Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
- Desert Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
- Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
- Oasis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Riverside County
- Pope ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Squeaky Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squeaky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squeaky Springs
- Squeaky Springs is located in Imperial County
- Truckhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truckhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven
- Truckhaven is located in Imperial County
How Far From Ferrum 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 Ferrum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferrum and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Ferrum to Riverside, 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 6 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 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 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 8,315 miles [13,381.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferrum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferrum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferrum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4586, Longitude: -115.8608 In this case, the coordinates for Ferrum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ferrum 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 334.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.263 degrees. |