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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake of the Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake of the Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lake of the Woods:
- 34.818346, -118.997247
- 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 Lake of the Woods
- 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 Lake of the Woods is near Ventura County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Lake of the Woods
Communities Also Named Lake of the Woods ...
We found ten communities that are also named Lake of the Woods.
Within California, the name Lake of the Woods is unique.
Beyond California, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- This Lake of the Woods is located in Navajo County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lake of the Woods that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Lake of the Woods.
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake of the Woods that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Lake of the Woods.
- Peoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lake of the Woods [Peoria County].
- Will County
- This Lake of the Woods is located in Will County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km] to the east northeast of the Lake of the Woods that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Lake of the Woods.
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lake of the Woods [Marshall County].
- Michigan
- Branch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lake of the Woods [Branch County].
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lake of the Woods [Grundy County].
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Lake of the Woods.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Lake of the Woods is located in Klamath County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake of the Woods that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lake of the Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake of the Woods ...
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.
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gulf is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Holland Summit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holland Summit is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Summit
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Martins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martins is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Pine Mountain Club
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Three Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
How Far From Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake of the Woods and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lake of the Woods to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 294 miles [473.1 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,304 miles [13,364 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake of the Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lake of the Woods could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lake of the Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake of the Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8183, Longitude: -118.9972 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.084 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.082 degrees. |
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