Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palmo:
  • 35.559124, -119.331223
  • 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 Palmo

• 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 Palmo is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare 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 Palmo

Communities Also Named Palmo ...

We found one communities that are also named Palmo.

Within California, the name Palmo is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Palmo in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Saint Johns County
    • This Palmo is located in Saint Johns County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the east of the Palmo that is located in Kern County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Palmo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmo ...

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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <2>
• Elmo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elmo is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Hights Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
• Kilowatt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
• Leonards ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leonards is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
• Mexican Colony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Colony
• Minter Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
• Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pond is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmo and extending to:

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmo to Bakersfield, 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 240 miles [386.2 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,315 miles [3,725.6 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 7,496 miles [12,063.6 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 8,264 miles [13,299.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'