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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 Semitropic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Semitropic 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 Semitropic:
- 35.601039, -119.509117
- 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 Semitropic
- 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 Semitropic is near Tulare County and also San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Semitropic
Curious and Interesting Names Near Semitropic ...
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 south)
- Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Kilowatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kilowatt is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
- Leonards ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonards is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Lost Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mexican Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Colony
- Missouri Triangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Triangle is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Triangle
- Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pond is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Spicer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spicer City is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
How Far From Semitropic 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 Semitropic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Semitropic and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Semitropic 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 over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 232 miles [373.4 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 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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 7,497 miles [12,065.3 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 8,265 miles [13,301.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Semitropic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Semitropic 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 Semitropic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6010, Longitude: -119.5091 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.392 degrees. |
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