Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
- 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 Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells:
- 35.89536, -117.382936
- 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 Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
- 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 Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells is near San Bernardino County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells ...
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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
- China Lake is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <1>
- Junction Ranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranch
- Junction Ranch is located in Inyo County
- Lookout City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout City
- Lookout City is located in Inyo County
- Pinnacle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Pioneer Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Point
- Pioneer Point is located in San Bernardino County
- Skytop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Spangler ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Valley Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
How Far From Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells to Independence, with an average speed<5>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 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,204 miles [3,547 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8954, Longitude: -117.3829 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.711 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.143 degrees. |