Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Valley Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Acres

• 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 Valley Acres:
  • 35.207514, -119.408328
  • 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 Valley Acres

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Since Valley Acres is near Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Valley Acres

Communities Also Named Valley Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Valley Acres.

Within California, the name Valley Acres is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Valley Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Frederick County
    • This Valley Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 2,263 miles [3,641.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley Acres that is located in Kern County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Valley Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Acres ...

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.

• Bannister
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bannister is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Buttonwillow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buttonwillow
  • From Valley Acres to Buttonwillow
• Fellows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fellows is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellows <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fellows
  • From Valley Acres to Fellows
• Ford City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
• Gulf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gulf is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
• Kilowatt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
• Lakeview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Reward ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reward is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reward
  • From Valley Acres to Reward
• Strand ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Strand is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand

How Far From Valley Acres 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 Valley Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Acres and extending to:

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Acres to Bakersfield, with an average speed<3> 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 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 8,288 miles [13,338.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'