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 Bakersfield:
36.522510, -92.144408
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.
We found four communities that share the name Bakersfield.
Within Missouri, the name Bakersfield is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Kern County
This Bakersfield is located in Kern County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west of the Bakersfield that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Bakersfield.
Maryland
Harford County
This Bakersfield is located in Harford County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bakersfield that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bakersfield.
Texas
Pecos County
This Bakersfield is located in Pecos County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bakersfield that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Bakersfield.
Vermont
Franklin County
This Bakersfield is located in Franklin County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bakersfield that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bakersfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakersfield ...
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.
County Line (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 village such as Bakersfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bakersfield and extending to:
Gainesville, which is the Seat of Ozark County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bakersfield to Gainesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakersfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5225, Longitude: -92.1444
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Bakersfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.234 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.813 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.992 degrees.