Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kettleman 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 Kettleman Station:
  • 35.998842, -119.963744
  • 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 Kettleman 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings County
  • Since Kettleman Station is near Fresno County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Kettleman Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kettleman 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.

• Bean ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Bean is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean
• Calflax
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Calflax is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calflax
• Guernsey
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Guernsey is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Halls Corner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Helm Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Helm Corner is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Corner
• Kecks Corner
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
• Marsala ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsala is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsala
• Murray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Murray is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Orion ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Orion is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Reef Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reef Station is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reef Station

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

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

• Hanford, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kettleman Station to Hanford, 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 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 8,249 miles [13,275.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'