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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eastvale:
    • 33.963170, -117.564079
    • 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 Eastvale
  • 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 Eastvale ...

We found two communities that share the name Eastvale.

Within California, the name Eastvale is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Eastvale is located in Beaver County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastvale that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Eastvale.
    • Texas
      • Denton 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 Texas community of Eastvale [Denton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastvale ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Belltown is located in Riverside County
  • Boys Republic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
    • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
  • Casa Blanca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • Casa Blanca is located in Riverside County
  • Champagne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
    • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Creekside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Gypsum ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
    • Gypsum is located in Orange County
  • Home Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
    • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
  • Kaiser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
    • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • May
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Riverside County
  • Pepper Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Corner
    • Pepper Corner is located in Riverside County
  • Sunnyslope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • Sunsweet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
    • Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastvale and extending to:

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eastvale to Riverside, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 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 8,325 miles [13,397.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Eastvale: www.eastvalecity.org/

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 '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- Eastvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9632, Longitude: -117.5641    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eastvale 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 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 Eastvale 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 335.664 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.437 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.238 degrees.









 

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