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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 Silver City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Silver City:
    • 35.597717, -118.491482
    • 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 Silver City
  • 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 Silver City is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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 Silver City ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Silver City.

There are two communities within California that are also named Silver City.

Beyond California, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Silver City.
    • Tulare County
      • This Silver City is located in Tulare County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Silver City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Silver City.
    • Arkansas
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver City [Montgomery County].
    • Georgia
      • Forsyth County
      • This Silver City is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Silver City.
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • This Silver City is located in Owyhee County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the north of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Silver City.
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Silver City is located in Mills County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Silver City.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Woodson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Silver City.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Silver City is located in Butler County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Silver City.
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Silver City is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Silver City.
    • Mississippi
      • Humphreys County
      • This Silver City is located in Humphreys County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Silver City.
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Silver City.
    • Nevada
      • Clark 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 Nevada community of Silver City [Clark County].
      • Lyon County
      • This Silver City is located in Lyon County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Silver City.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This Silver City is located in Grant County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Silver City.
    • North Carolina
      • Hoke County
      • This Silver City is located in Hoke County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Silver City.
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Silver City is located in Creek County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Silver City.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Silver City.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Silver City is located in Pennington County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Silver City.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Silver City is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Silver City.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Coryell County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Silver City.
      • Fannin County
      • This Silver City is located in Fannin County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Silver City.
      • Milam County
      • This Silver City is located in Milam County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km] to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Silver City.
      • Montgomery County
      • Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Silver City.
      • Navarro County
      • This Silver City is located in Navarro County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km] to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Silver City.
      • Red River County
      • This Silver City is located in Red River County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km] to the east of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Silver City.
    • Utah
      • Juab 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 Utah community of Silver City [Juab County].
    • Yukon
      • This Silver City lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Silver City that is located in Kern County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver City ...

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.

  • Bodfish
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Claraville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
    • Claraville is located in Kern County
  • Glennville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Miracle Hot Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
    • Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
    • Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
    • Hobo Hot Springs
    • Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
    • Air Compress Springs
    • Clear Creek Hot Springs
    • Compressor Hot Springs
  • Mountain Mesa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piute ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piute have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
    • Piute is located in Kern County
  • Rogersville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Kern County
  • Squirrel Mountain Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

How Far From Silver City 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 Silver City 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 community of Silver City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver City and extending to:

  • Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver City to Bakersfield, with an average speed<6> 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 about two full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 263 miles [423.3 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,244 miles [13,267.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Silver City, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5977, Longitude: -118.4915    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Silver City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Silver City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.657 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.75 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.792 degrees.




 

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