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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 Freda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freda 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 Freda:
- 34.102236, -114.910527
- 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 Freda
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Freda is near Riverside County and also La Paz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Paz 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 Freda
Communities Also Named Freda ...
We found two communities that are also named Freda.
Within California, the name Freda is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Freda is located in Houghton County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freda that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Freda.
- North Dakota
- Grant County
- This Freda is located in Grant County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freda that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Freda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freda ...
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 River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chubbuck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chubbuck is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
- Inca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inca is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inca
- Rice ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Styx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Styx is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
How Far From Freda 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 Freda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freda and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Freda to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 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 8,251 miles [13,278.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Freda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1022, Longitude: -114.9105 In this case, the coordinates for Freda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.519 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.733 degrees. |
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