Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Roosevelt:
  • 36.317450, -119.657907
  • 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 Fort Roosevelt

• 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings County
  • Since Fort Roosevelt is near Fresno County and also Tulare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare 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 Fort Roosevelt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Roosevelt ...

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.

• Clint
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clint is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
• Guernsey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Guernsey is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Halls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Home Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Home Garden is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
• Hub
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
• Marsala ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marsala is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsala
• Orion ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orion is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Shell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
• Wildflower
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wildflower is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower

How Far From Fort Roosevelt 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 Fort Roosevelt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fort Roosevelt and extending to:

• Hanford, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Roosevelt to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,223 miles [13,233.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'