Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tramway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tramway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tramway
- 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 Tramway:
- 36.532931, -117.917341
- 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 Tramway
- 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 Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Tramway ...
We found three communities that share the name Tramway.
Within California, the name Tramway is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tramway ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
- Dolomite ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Dolomite is located in Inyo County
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <2>
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Mock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Reward ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Inyo County
How Far From Tramway 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 Tramway 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<4> community of Tramway once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tramway and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tramway to Independence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 241 miles [387.9 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,403 miles [11,914 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 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tramway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tramway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5329, Longitude: -117.9173 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tramway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tramway 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 336.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.382 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.453 degrees. |