Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Soda Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soda Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Soda Springs
- 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 Soda Springs:
- 36.039116, -118.758146
- 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 Soda Springs
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Soda Springs is near Kern County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Soda Springs ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Soda Springs.
There are four communities within California that are also named Soda Springs.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Mendocino County
- This Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Soda Springs.
- Nevada County
- This Soda Springs is located in Nevada County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Soda Springs.
- Placer County
- This Soda Springs is located in Placer County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Soda Springs.
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Soda Springs [San Diego County].
- Mendocino County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Fremont County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Lake County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Soda Springs [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Soda Springs is located in Caribou County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Soda Springs.
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Soda Springs is located in Yellowstone County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Soda Springs.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Soda Springs [Esmeralda County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Soda Springs that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Soda Springs.
- Parker County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Parker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Soda Springs.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soda Springs ...
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 Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Hot Springs
- California Hot Springs is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California Hot Springs <4>
- Cedar Slope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Slope
- Cedar Slope is located in Tulare County
- Fountain Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Fountain Springs is located in Tulare County
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Tulare County
- Ponderosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ponderosa is located in Tulare County
- Quaker Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Meadow
- Quaker Meadow is located in Tulare County
- Stone Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Place
- Stone Place is located in Tulare County
- Ultra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Worth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Soda Springs and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Soda Springs to Visalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 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 8,221 miles [13,230.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.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- Soda Springs) to Point B. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Soda Springs 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. |
| <3> | 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 Soda Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Soda Springs 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 336.934 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.114 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.95 degrees. |