Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Fort Tejon:
  • 34.873586, -118.894265
  • 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 Old Fort Tejon

• 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 Old Fort Tejon 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 Old Fort Tejon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Fort Tejon ...

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
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grapevine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Gulf
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
• Holland Summit ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holland Summit is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Summit
• Lakeview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Martins
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
• Meridian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Meridian is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Mitchells Corner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
• Pine Mountain Club
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mountain Club is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Club
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Club <1>
• Three Points
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Points is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Twin Lakes
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Weedpatch
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch

How Far From Old Fort Tejon 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 Old Fort Tejon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Fort Tejon to Bakersfield, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
• 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 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 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 8,298 miles [13,354.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'