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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 Strathmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strathmore 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 Strathmore:
- 36.145631, -119.060963
- 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 Strathmore
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Strathmore is near Kern County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Strathmore
Communities Also Named Strathmore ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Strathmore.
Within California, the name Strathmore is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Strathmore lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Strathmore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the east of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Strathmore.
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Strathmore [Lake County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Strathmore is located in Harford County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Strathmore.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Strathmore is located in Monmouth County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Strathmore.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Strathmore is located in Nassau County and lies 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Strathmore.
- Ontario
- This Strathmore lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- Quebec
- This Strathmore lies 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Strathmore [Lawrence County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Strathmore is located in Harris County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strathmore that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Strathmore.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna 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 Virginia community of Strathmore [Fluvanna County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathmore ...
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.
- Burr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burr is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Cotton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Center is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jones Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Tonyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tonyville is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonyville
How Far From Strathmore 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 Strathmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strathmore and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strathmore to Visalia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 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 8,221 miles [13,230.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Strathmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Strathmore 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 Strathmore, 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> | 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 Strathmore 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 Strathmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1456, Longitude: -119.0610 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.441 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.13 degrees. |
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