Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente

• 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 Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente:
  • 34.929139, -118.762038
  • 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 Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente

• 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 Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente is near Los Angeles County and also Ventura County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente

Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente ...

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.

• Five Points
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Golden Hills
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Hills is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Grapevine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Holland Summit ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland Summit is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Summit
• Lakeview
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meridian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Mitchells Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
• Three Points
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Points is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Twin Lakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Weedpatch
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch

How Far From Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente 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 Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente and extending to:

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente to Bakersfield, with an average speed<2> 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 293 miles [471.5 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 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,292 miles [13,344.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'