Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jastro:
  • 35.376626, -119.072325
  • 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 Jastro

• 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 Jastro 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 Jastro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jastro ...

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 northwest)
  • Fruitvale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
• Greenacres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenacres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <1>
• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hights Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
• Oil City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oil City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Oil Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
• Oildale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oildale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
• Panama
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Panama is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Pumpkin Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Quailwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quailwood is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
• Rosedale ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Strand ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Strand is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand

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

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

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jastro to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 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 8,270 miles [13,309.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'