Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cactus City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cactus City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cactus City
- 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 Cactus City:
- 33.678354, -115.963887
- 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 Cactus City
- 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 Riverside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Since Cactus City is near Imperial County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Cactus City ...
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.
- Desert Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
- Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
- Desert Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
- Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
- Desert Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
- Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
- Hayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lost Horse Mine ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Horse Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Horse Mine
- Lost Horse Mine is located in Riverside County
- Martinez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Riverside County
- Oasis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Riverside County
- Sandy Korner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Korner
- Sandy Korner is located in Riverside County
- Thermal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal
- Thermal is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thermal <3>
- Valerie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cactus City 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 Cactus City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cactus City and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Cactus City to Riverside, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,536 miles [12,128 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 8,304 miles [13,364 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cactus City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cactus City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cactus City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6784, Longitude: -115.9639 In this case, the coordinates for Cactus City 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 Cactus City 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 334.309 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.769 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.323 degrees. |