Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goldstone:
  • 35.297194, -116.913925
  • 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 Goldstone

• 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

• 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 Goldstone

Communities Also Named Goldstone ...

We found two communities that are also named Goldstone.

Within California, the name Goldstone is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Hill County
    • This Goldstone is located in Hill County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Goldstone that is located in San Bernardino County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Goldstone.
  • Ontario
    • This Goldstone lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goldstone that is located in San Bernardino County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldstone ...

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.

• Apollo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Apollo is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
• Copper City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Copper City is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
• Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Echo is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Gale
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gale is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Grandview
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Harvard
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Mace ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Mace is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Mars
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mars is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Goldstone once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Goldstone and extending to:

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Goldstone to San Bernardino, 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 339 miles [545.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 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 8,226 miles [13,238.5 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>'