Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Muroc:
  • 35.004974, -117.818954
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Muroc

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Since North Muroc is near San Bernardino County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Muroc ...

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.

• Boron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boron
  • Boron is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boron <1>
• California City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California City
  • California City is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California City <1>
• Desert Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
  • Desert Lake is located in Kern County
• Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
• Kramer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Kramer is located in San Bernardino County
• Kramer Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Junction
  • Kramer Junction is located in San Bernardino County
• Rich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
  • Rich is located in Kern County
• Silt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Silt is located in Kern County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of North Muroc once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in North Muroc and extending to:

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from North Muroc to Bakersfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,266 miles [13,302.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/