Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lavic:
  • 34.727964, -116.313976
  • 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 Lavic

• 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Lavic ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County
• Basin
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in San Bernardino County
• Harvard
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in San Bernardino County
• Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in San Bernardino County
• King ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in San Bernardino County
• Minneola
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in San Bernardino County
• Poe ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Poe is located in San Bernardino County
• Ragtown ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Ragtown is located in San Bernardino County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Lavic once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lavic and extending to:

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Lavic to San Bernardino, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 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 8,247 miles [13,272.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/