Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Redrock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redrock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Redrock
- 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 Redrock:
- 35.345238, -117.970347
- 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 Redrock
- 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 Redrock is near San Bernardino County and also Tulare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Redrock ...
We found one communities that share the name Redrock.
Within California, the name Redrock is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Redrock in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redrock ...
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.
- California City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Kern County
- Gypsite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Harts Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
- Harts Place is located in Kern County
- Little Dixie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Little Dixie is located in Kern County
- Red Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Mountain <2>
- Sageland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Saltdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Shady Rest ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Kern County
How Far From Redrock 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 Redrock 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<4> community of Redrock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Redrock and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Redrock to Bakersfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,248 miles [3,617.8 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 7,479 miles [12,036.3 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 8,248 miles [13,273.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Redrock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3452, Longitude: -117.9703 In this case, the coordinates for Redrock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Redrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Redrock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.192 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.171 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.485 degrees. |