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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 North Belridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Belridge 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 North Belridge:
- 35.546351, -119.790688
- 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 North Belridge
- 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 North Belridge is near San Luis Obispo County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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 North Belridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Belridge ...
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.
- Buttonwillow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- California Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- California Valley is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Valley
- Kecks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
- Kilowatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilowatt is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
- Leonards ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leonards is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Lost Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Triangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Triangle is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Triangle
- Reward ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Spicer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spicer City is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
How Far From North Belridge 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 North Belridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Belridge and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Belridge to Bakersfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 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 8,275 miles [13,317.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 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- North Belridge) 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 North Belridge 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 North Belridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5464, Longitude: -119.7907 In this case, the coordinates for North Belridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.559 degrees. |
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