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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 Visalia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Visalia 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 Visalia:
    • 36.327054, -119.314016
    • 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 Visalia
  • 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
    • Since Visalia is near Kings County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Visalia

Communities Also Named Visalia ...

We found one communities that are also named Visalia.

Within California, the name Visalia is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Visalia is located in Kenton County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Visalia that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Visalia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Visalia ...

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.

  • Burr
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burr is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elba is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Farmersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Giant Oak ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Giant Oak is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant Oak
  • Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
  • Hillmaid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • List
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • List is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
  • London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merryman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Merryman is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
  • Redbanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redbanks is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
  • Rocky Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
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How Far From Visalia 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 city such as Visalia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Visalia to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 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 8,215 miles [13,220.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Visalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Visalia 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 Visalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3271, Longitude: -119.3140    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.432 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.733 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.28 degrees.