Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zentner:
  • 35.703010, -119.169273
  • 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 Zentner

• 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Since Zentner is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Zentner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zentner ...

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.

• Elmo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elmo is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Fountain Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Springs is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
• Halfway House
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halfway House is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
• Hights Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
• Jasmin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasmin is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmin
• Leonards ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonards is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
• Mexican Colony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Colony
• Minter Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
• Pixley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pixley is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pixley <1>
• Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pond is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
• Woody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Woody is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody <1>

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

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

• Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zentner to Bakersfield, 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 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 8,252 miles [13,280.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'