Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Furnace Creek:
  • 36.457128, -116.866488
  • 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 Furnace Creek

• 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
  • Since Furnace Creek is near Nye County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Nye 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Furnace Creek ...

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.

• Badwater ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwater
  • Badwater is located in Inyo County
• Chloride City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
  • Chloride City is located in Inyo County
• Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
  • Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
• Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
  • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
• Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
  • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
  • Greenland
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Inyo County
• Indian Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
• Skidoo ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidoo
  • Skidoo is located in Inyo County
• Stovepipe Wells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe Wells
  • Stovepipe Wells is located in Inyo County

How Far From Furnace Creek 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 community such as Furnace Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Furnace Creek and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Furnace Creek to Independence, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 292 miles [469.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 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 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Furnace Creek. 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/