Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodlake Junction:
  • 36.413799, -119.116860
  • 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 Woodlake Junction

• 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 Woodlake Junction is near Fresno County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Woodlake Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlake Junction ...

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.

• Elderwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elderwood is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderwood
• Hillmaid
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
• Ivanhoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivanhoe
  • From Woodlake Junction to Ivanhoe
• Lemon Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
  • Lemon Cove has also been known as:
  • Lemoncove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lemon Cove
  • From Woodlake Junction to Lemon Cove
• Merryman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Merryman is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
• Redbanks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Redbanks is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
• Rocky Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sandspur ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sandspur is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandspur
• Twin Buttes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Buttes is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
• Woodlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodlake
  • From Woodlake Junction to Woodlake

How Far From Woodlake Junction 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 community such as Woodlake Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodlake Junction to Visalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 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 8,205 miles [13,204.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'