Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hume Station:
  • 36.794390, -118.905107
  • 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 Hume Station

• 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Since Hume Station 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 Hume Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hume Station ...

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.

• Badger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Badger is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <1>
• Cedar Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedarbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Crabtree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crabtree is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Deer Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
• Goodmill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goodmill is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodmill
• Hartland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartland is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Rodgers Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rodgers Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Crossing
• Rogers Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
• Sawmill Flat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawmill Flat is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Flat
• Stony Creek Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hume Station to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,408 miles [11,922 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 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'