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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 Fish Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fish Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fish Springs:
    • 37.075433, -118.254005
    • 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 Fish Springs
  • 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
  • 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 Fish Springs ...

We found one communities that share the name Fish Springs.

Within California, the name Fish Springs is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Fish Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This Fish Springs is located in Carter County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fish Springs that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Fish Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fish Springs ...

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.

  • Big Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bishop
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Glacier Lodge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glacier Lodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Lodge
    • Glacier Lodge is located in Inyo County
  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Laws
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Laws is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Laws:
    • Bishop Depot
  • Parchers Camp ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parchers Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchers Camp
    • Parchers Camp is located in Inyo County
  • Rocking K
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
    • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
  • Seven Pines ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Seven Pines is located in Inyo County

How Far From Fish Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fish Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fish Springs to Independence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 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 8,145 miles [13,108.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.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- Fish Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0754, Longitude: -118.2540    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fish Springs 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 336.645 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.831 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.648 degrees.









 

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