Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitmores Ferry:
  • 36.424950, -119.695410
  • 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 Whitmores Ferry

• 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Since Whitmores Ferry is near Kings County and also Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Whitmores Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitmores Ferry ...

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.

• Clint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clint is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
• Elm View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm View is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
• Halls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Home Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Home Garden is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
• Hub
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
• Kingsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <1>
• Orion ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Orion is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Shell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
• Wildflower
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wildflower is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
• Wineland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wineland is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whitmores Ferry to Fresno, 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 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 8,217 miles [13,224 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'