Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Toomey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toomey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Toomey
- 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 Toomey:
- 34.920819, -116.745311
- 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 Toomey
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Toomey ...
We found one communities that share the name Toomey.
Within California, the name Toomey is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Toomey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toomey ...
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.
- Basin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Gale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Goldstone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Mace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Minneola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Poe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Toomey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Toomey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toomey and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Toomey to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,246 miles [13,270.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toomey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Toomey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toomey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9208, Longitude: -116.7453 In this case, the coordinates for Toomey 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Toomey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.127 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.775 degrees. |