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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 Rector, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rector 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 Rector:
- 36.305228, -119.242889
- 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 Rector
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Rector is near Kings County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kings County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Rector
Communities Also Named Rector ...
We found four communities that are also named Rector.
Within California, the name Rector is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clay County
- This Rector is located in Clay County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the east of the Rector that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Rector.
- Missouri
- Shannon County
- This Rector is located in Shannon County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rector that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shannon County community of Rector.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Rector is located in Lewis County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rector that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Rector.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Rector is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rector that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Rector.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rector ...
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.
- Burr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burr is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Farmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Giant Oak ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Giant Oak is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant Oak
- Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- List
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- List is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
- Merryman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Merryman is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Toolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toolville is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolville
How Far From Rector to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rector to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rector and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rector to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 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 8,215 miles [13,220.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rector) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rector 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 Rector. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3052, Longitude: -119.2429 In this case, the coordinates for Rector have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.238 degrees. |
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