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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 Lavers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lavers Crossing 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 Lavers Crossing:
- 35.736619, -118.721200
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lavers Crossing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Since Lavers Crossing is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavers Crossing ...
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.
- Balance Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balance Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balance Rock
- Balance Rock is located in Tulare County
- Glennville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guernsey Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Mill
- Guernsey Mill is located in Tulare County
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Tulare County
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Tulare County
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Mountain Park
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park is located in Tulare County
- Sugarloaf Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
- Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
- Woody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Lavers Crossing 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 Lavers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lavers Crossing and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lavers Crossing to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 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 8,240 miles [13,261 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lavers Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lavers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7366, Longitude: -118.7212 In this case, the coordinates for Lavers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lavers Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.927 degrees. |
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