Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tagus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tagus and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tagus
- 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 Tagus:
- 36.271668, -119.367894
- 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 Tagus
- 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 Tagus is near Kings County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Tagus ...
We found one communities that share the name Tagus.
Within California, the name Tagus is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Tagus in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tagus ...
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.
- Bean ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Burr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Elba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Tulare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <3>
- Giant Oak ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
- Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
- Guernsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Home Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
- Home Garden is located in Kings County
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
- List
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Tulare County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
- Shell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Tonyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Toolville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Merryman
How Far From Tagus 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 Tagus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tagus and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tagus to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 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 8,220 miles [13,228.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tagus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Tagus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tagus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2717, Longitude: -119.3679 In this case, the coordinates for Tagus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Tagus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.312 degrees. |