Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Creek Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Creek Rancheria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Creek Rancheria
- 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 Dry Creek Rancheria:
- 38.702523, -122.856501
- 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 Dry Creek Rancheria
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Dry Creek Rancheria is near Lake County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Dry Creek Rancheria ...
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.
- Black Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oaks
- Black Oaks is located in Sonoma County
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <2>
- Forest Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Geyserville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyserville
- Geyserville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyserville <2>
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kellogg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
- Mercuryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercuryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
- Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Lake County
How Far From Dry Creek Rancheria 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 Dry Creek Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dry Creek Rancheria and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Creek Rancheria to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,128 miles [13,080.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Creek Rancheria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Creek Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Creek Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7025, Longitude: -122.8565 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Creek Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dry Creek Rancheria to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.437 degrees. |