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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 Greenacres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenacres 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 Greenacres:
- 35.376399, -119.110461
- 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 Greenacres
- 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 Greenacres is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Greenacres
Communities Also Named Greenacres ...
We found six communities that are also named Greenacres.
Within California, the name Greenacres is unique.
Beyond California, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Greenacres is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the east of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Greenacres.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Greenacres is located in Paulding County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the east of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Greenacres.
- Kentucky
- Lyon County
- This Greenacres is located in Lyon County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Greenacres.
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Greenacres is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Greenacres.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Greenacres is located in Washington County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenacres.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Greenacres is located in Spokane County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north of the Greenacres that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Greenacres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenacres ...
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.
- Bannister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bannister is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Fruitvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fruitvale is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Hights Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hights Corner is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
- Oil Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oildale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Panama is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quailwood is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strand is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
How Far From Greenacres 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 Greenacres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenacres and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Greenacres to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,308 miles [3,714.4 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 7,502 miles [12,073.3 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 8,271 miles [13,310.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenacres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Greenacres 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 Greenacres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3764, Longitude: -119.1105 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.142 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.324 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.154 degrees. |
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