Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vickers Hot Springs

• 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 Vickers Hot Springs:
  • 34.497769, -119.337894
  • 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 Vickers Hot Springs

• 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
  • Since Vickers Hot Springs is near Santa Barbara County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Vickers Hot Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vickers Hot Springs ...

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.

• Keith
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Keith is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Mission
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mission is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
• Mission Canyon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
• Muscle Shoals
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
• Sandyland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandyland is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland
• Sandyland Cove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandyland Cove is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Cove
• Sea Cliff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
• Spanish Hills
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
• Sulphur Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Summerland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Summerland is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland <1>

How Far From Vickers Hot Springs 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 Vickers Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vickers Hot Springs and extending to:

• Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vickers Hot Springs to Ventura, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 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 8,332 miles [13,409.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'