Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmer
- 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 Palmer:
- 34.829147, -120.322102
- 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 Palmer
- 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 Santa Barbara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Since Palmer is near San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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
Communities Also Named Palmer ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Palmer.
Within California, the name Palmer is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Palmer lies 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Palmer lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the north of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Palmer is located in Lake County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Palmer.
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Palmer [Saint Joseph County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Palmer [Ellis County].
- Washington County
- This Palmer is located in Washington County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Palmer.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Palmer [Baraga County].
- Marquette County
- This Palmer is located in Marquette County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Palmer.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ontario
- This Palmer lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Palmer is located in Crawford County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Palmer.
- Fayette County
- This Palmer is located in Fayette County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Palmer.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Palmer [Warren County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Palmer lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Palmer is located in Cameron County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Palmer.
- Ellis County
- This Palmer is located in Ellis County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Palmer.
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Palmer is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,434 miles [3,917.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Palmer.
- Salem City
- This Palmer is located in Salem City and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km] to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Palmer.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer ...
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.
- Acorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Bragur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Guadalupe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
- Gum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Jesus Maria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesus Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Jesus Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
- Rosemary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Surf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Palmer 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 Palmer 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 community of Palmer once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmer and extending to:
- Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmer to Santa Barbara, with an average speed<6> 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 266 miles [428.1 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,332 miles [13,409.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Palmer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8291, Longitude: -120.3221 In this case, the coordinates for Palmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Palmer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.084 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.436 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.864 degrees. |