Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wildflower:
  • 36.503839, -119.683189
  • 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 Wildflower

• 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 Wildflower 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 Wildflower

Communities Also Named Wildflower ...

We found one communities that are also named Wildflower.

Within California, the name Wildflower is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wildflower that is located in Fresno County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wildflower.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildflower ...

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.

• Caruthers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Caruthers is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthers <2>
• Clint
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clint is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
• Elm View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm View is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
• Fowler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
• Hub
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
• Kingsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <2>
• Oleander
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oleander is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
• Wineland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wineland is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wildflower to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 174 miles [280 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 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 7,443 miles [11,978.3 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 8,211 miles [13,214.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'