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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 Mountain Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Pass 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 Mountain Pass:
- 35.472274, -115.528450
- 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 Mountain Pass
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Mountain Pass is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Mountain Pass
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Pass ...
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.
- Borax ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borax is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
- Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Crescent ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Joshua is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Lincoln City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mandolin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mandolin is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Rainbow Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Wells is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Wells
- Roach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roach is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Root Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Root Camp is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Camp
- Sandy Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Mill is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mill
- Sandy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Valley is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
How Far From Mountain Pass 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 Mountain Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mountain Pass and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Pass to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 392 miles [630.9 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 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 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 8,182 miles [13,167.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Pass) 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 Mountain Pass 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 Mountain Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4723, Longitude: -115.5285 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.076 degrees. |
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