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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 Lindcove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindcove 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 Lindcove:
- 36.357727, -119.064549
- 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 Lindcove
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Lindcove is near Fresno County and also Kings 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 Kings 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 Lindcove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindcove ...
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.
- Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
- Hillmaid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
- Lemon Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- List
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- List is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
- Merryman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merryman is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
- Redbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbanks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sandspur ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandspur is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandspur
- Toolville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toolville is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolville
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
How Far From Lindcove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindcove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lindcove and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lindcove to Visalia, with an average speed<3> 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 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,208 miles [13,209.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lindcove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lindcove 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 Lindcove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3577, Longitude: -119.0645 In this case, the coordinates for Lindcove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.132 degrees. |
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