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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 El Rincon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Rincon and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 34.388051, -119.465398
- 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.
- Open 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since El Rincon is near Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for El Rincon
Communities Also Named El Rincon ...
We found one communities that are also named El Rincon.
There is one other community in California that is also named El Rincon.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- San Bernardino County
- This El Rincon is located in San Bernardino County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the El Rincon that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of El Rincon.
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.
- Hope Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
- Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission Canyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
- Muscle Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Sandyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandyland is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland
- Sandyland Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandyland Cove is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Cove
- Sea Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Summerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From El Rincon 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 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:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Rincon to Ventura, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 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 8,342 miles [13,425.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- El Rincon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Rincon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3881, Longitude: -119.4654 In this case, the coordinates for El Rincon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.35 degrees. |
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