Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lisko:
  • 36.096896, -119.037324
  • 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 Lisko

• 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 Lisko is near Kern County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Lisko

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisko ...

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.

• Cotton Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Center is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hope ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Jones Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Corner is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Plainview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar has also been known as:
  • Poplar - Cotton Center
• Porterville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <1>
• Stout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stout is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Worth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lisko and extending to:

• Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lisko to Visalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 217 miles [349.2 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,288 miles [3,682.2 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 7,455 miles [11,997.7 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 8,224 miles [13,235.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'