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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 Silt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silt 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 Silt:
- 34.999698, -117.749507
- 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 Silt
- 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 Silt is near San Bernardino County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Silt
Communities Also Named Silt ...
We found two communities that are also named Silt.
Within California, the name Silt is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silt [Lincoln County].
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- This Silt is located in Garfield County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Silt that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Silt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silt ...
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.
- Boron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- California City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Desert Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Desert Lake is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kramer is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Kramer Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kramer Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Hills
- Kramer Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kramer Junction is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Junction
- Rich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rich is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
How Far From Silt 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 Silt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silt and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Silt to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,244 miles [3,611.4 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Silt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silt 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 Silt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9997, Longitude: -117.7495 In this case, the coordinates for Silt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.871 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.355 degrees. |
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