Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goler Heights:
  • 35.426905, -117.745897
  • 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 Goler Heights

• 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Since Goler Heights is near San Bernardino County and also Inyo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Goler Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goler Heights ...

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.

• China Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • China Lake is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <1>
• Freeman ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Gypsite
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsite is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsite
• Harts Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harts Place is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
• Indian Wells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Wells is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
• Little Dixie ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Little Dixie is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
• Red Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Mountain <1>
• Redrock ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redrock is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
• Saltdale ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltdale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale

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

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

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Goler Heights to Bakersfield, 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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 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 8,238 miles [13,257.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'