Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kane Spring:
  • 33.109491, -115.836667
  • 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 Kane Spring

• 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
  • Since Kane Spring is near San Diego County and also Riverside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Kane Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kane Spring ...

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.

• Bombay Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
• Citrus View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Citrus View is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
• Dixieland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dixieland is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Edgar
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgar is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Mayflower ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mayflower is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Plaster City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Plaster City is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
• Pope ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pope is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Rockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Shamrock ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Squeaky Springs ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Squeaky Springs is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squeaky Springs
• Truckhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Truckhaven is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kane Spring and extending to:

• El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kane Spring to El Centro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 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 8,336 miles [13,415.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'