Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilsona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsona
- 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 Wilsona:
- 34.614713, -117.768951
- 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 Wilsona
- 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 Wilsona 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 Wilsona ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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 Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
- Big Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
- Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Desert Relief ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Four Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Juniper Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
- Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Littlerock
(13 miles [20.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mile High
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Paradise Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
- Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Pearblossom
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Pearland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Redman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wilsona 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 Wilsona 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 Wilsona once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wilsona and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilsona to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 342 miles [550.4 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 2,253 miles [3,625.9 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 7,520 miles [12,102.3 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 8,289 miles [13,339.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 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 Wilsona, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6147, Longitude: -117.7690 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsona 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 Wilsona 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 335.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.799 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.364 degrees. |