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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Venus:
    • 35.248308, -116.795033
    • 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 Venus
  • 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Venus

Communities Also Named Venus ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Venus.

Within California, the name Venus is unique.

Beyond California, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Venus is located in Madison County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the east of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Venus.
    • Florida
      • Dade 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 Florida community of Venus [Dade County].
      • Highlands County
      • This Venus is located in Highlands County and lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km]<1> to the east of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Venus.
    • Kentucky
      • Harrison County
      • This Venus is located in Harrison County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Venus.
    • Missouri
      • Maries County
      • This Venus is located in Maries County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Venus.
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope County
      • Although located in Antelope County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Venus.
      • Knox 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 Nebraska community of Venus [Knox County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Venus [Beaver County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Venus is located in Clarion County and lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Venus.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence 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 Tennessee community of Venus [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This Venus is located in Johnson County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the east of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Venus.
    • Virginia
      • Warren 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 Virginia community of Venus [Warren County].
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Venus is located in McDowell County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Venus that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Venus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Venus ...

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.

  • Apollo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Apollo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Copper City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Copper City is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Echo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Gale
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gale is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
  • Goldstone ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldstone is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstone
  • Harvard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Harvard is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Mars
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mars is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
  • Minneola
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Minneola is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola

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

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Venus to San Bernardino, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,187 miles [3,519.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,458 miles [12,002.5 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 8,227 miles [13,240.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Venus 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 Venus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Venus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Venus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2483, Longitude: -116.7950       In this case, the coordinates for Venus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.213 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.804 degrees.