Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walton Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walton Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walton Place
- 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 Walton Place:
- 34.683321, -117.687282
- 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 Walton Place
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Walton Place is near San Bernardino County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walton Place ...
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.
- Antelope Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Center
- Antelope Center is located in Los Angeles County
- Big Rock Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
- Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Deer Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Deer Haven is located in San Bernardino County
- Desert Relief ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Relief
- Desert Relief is located in Los Angeles County
- Helendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helendale
- Helendale is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helendale <2>
- Kramer Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Hills
- Kramer Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Littlerock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
- Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <2>
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Mile High
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Paradise Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
- Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Pearblossom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearblossom
- Pearblossom is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearblossom <2>
- Redman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Rich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Wildhorse Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildhorse Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Canyon
- Wildhorse Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
How Far From Walton Place 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 Walton Place 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<3> community of Walton Place once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Walton Place and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walton Place to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 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 8,283 miles [13,330.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Walton Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Walton Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walton Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6833, Longitude: -117.6873 In this case, the coordinates for Walton Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Walton Place 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 335.868 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.734 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.317 degrees. |