Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kern Lake:
  • 35.139965, -119.074828
  • 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 Kern Lake

• 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 Kern Lake is near Los Angeles County and also Ventura County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 Kern Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kern Lake ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bannister is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Gulf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meridian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Meridian is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Panama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Panama is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Patch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Patch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch
• Pumpkin Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Weedpatch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch

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

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

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kern Lake to Bakersfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,311 miles [3,719.2 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 7,517 miles [12,097.4 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 8,285 miles [13,333.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'