Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yucca Grove:
  • 35.402481, -115.792227
  • 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 Yucca Grove

• 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • Since Yucca Grove is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Yucca Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yucca Grove ...

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.

• Chase
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Glasgow ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Joshua
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joshua is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
• Lincoln City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln City is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
• Mandolin ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Mandolin is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
• Mountain Pass
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Pass is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pass <1>
• Rainbow Wells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Wells is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Wells
• Roach
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roach is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
• Root Camp ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Root Camp is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Camp
• Sandy Mill
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Mill is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mill
• Sandy Valley
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Valley is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
• Talc ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Talc is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc
• Zzyzx
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
  • Former names for Zzyzx:
  • Camp Soda
  • Soda Springs

How Far From Yucca Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yucca Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Yucca Grove to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 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 8,193 miles [13,185.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'