Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Rincon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Rincon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Rincon
- 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 El Rincon:
- 33.929737, -117.635052
- 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 El Rincon
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since El Rincon is near Riverside County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 El Rincon ...
We found one communities that share the name El Rincon.
There is one other community in California which is also named El Rincon.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Rincon ...
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.
- Boys Republic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
- Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
- Champagne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gypsum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Home Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- May
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pepper Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Corner
- Pepper Corner is located in Riverside County
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunsweet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From El Rincon 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 El Rincon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Rincon and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Rincon to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- 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 2,263 miles [3,641.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,329 miles [13,404.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Rincon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
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' (or 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- El Rincon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Rincon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9297, Longitude: -117.6351 In this case, the coordinates for El Rincon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 El Rincon 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 335.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.278 degrees. |