Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Mountain
- 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 Eagle Mountain:
- 33.853816, -115.481742
- 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 Eagle Mountain
- 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 Eagle Mountain is near San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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
Communities Also Named Eagle Mountain ...
We found four communities that share the name Eagle Mountain.
Within California, the name Eagle Mountain is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Eagle Mountain lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagle Mountain that is located in Riverside County.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Mountain that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Eagle Mountain.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eagle Mountain that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Eagle Mountain.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Eagle Mountain [Botetourt County].
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Mountain ...
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.
- Bush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Cactus City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus City
- Cactus City is located in Riverside County
- Desert Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Center
- Desert Center is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Center <4>
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Old Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Eagle Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Mountain and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Mountain to Riverside, with an average speed<6>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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,281 miles [13,327 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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- Eagle Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8538, Longitude: -115.4817 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Eagle Mountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eagle Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Eagle Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.944 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.338 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.053 degrees. |