Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sullivan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sullivan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sullivan
- 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 Sullivan:
- 35.126355, -118.405361
- 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 Sullivan
- 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 Sullivan is near Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sullivan ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Sullivan.
There is one other community in California which is also named Sullivan.
Beyond California, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Sullivan lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Harper County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Harper County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Sullivan.
- Jackson County
- This community is historic and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sullivan.
- Marshall County
- This Sullivan is located in Marshall County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sullivan.
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette 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 Pennsylvania community of Sullivan [Fayette County].
- Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Sullivan [Tioga County].
- Quebec
- This Sullivan lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Greene 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 Virginia community of Sullivan [Greene County].
- Stafford County
- This Sullivan is located in Stafford County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Sullivan.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Sullivan is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Sullivan.
- Randolph County
- This Sullivan is located in Randolph County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km] to the east northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Sullivan.
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- This Sullivan is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sullivan that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sullivan.
- La Crosse 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 Wisconsin community of Sullivan [La Crosse County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sullivan ...
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.
- Cable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Eric ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Kern County
- Golden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Kern County
- Monolith
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Sage ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Sand Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Canyon
- Sand Canyon is located in Kern County
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kern County
- Twin Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sullivan and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sullivan to Bakersfield, with an average speed<5> 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 292 miles [469.9 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,276 miles [3,662.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 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 8,271 miles [13,310.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.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- Sullivan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sullivan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1264, Longitude: -118.4054 In this case, the coordinates for Sullivan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Sullivan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.523 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.557 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.738 degrees. |