Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Narod:
  • 34.058067, -117.684500
  • 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 Narod

• 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 Narod is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Narod

Curious and Interesting Names Near Narod ...

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.

• Boys Republic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
• Champagne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
• Charter Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
• Creekside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Diamond Bar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Bar is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Bar <1>
• Kaiser
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Sunsweet
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
• Walnut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <1>

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

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

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Narod to San Bernardino, 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 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 8,322 miles [13,393 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'