Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for El Rio Estates

• 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 Rio Estates:
  • 40.469444, -122.311944
  • 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 Rio Estates

• 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
  • Since El Rio Estates is near Tehama County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Rio Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near El Rio Estates ...

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.

• Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clarkville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <1>
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Happy Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Former name for Happy Valley:
  • Oak
• Horsetown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Horsetown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetown
  • Former names for Horsetown:
  • Clear Creek Diggings
  • One Horse Town
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs

How Far From El Rio Estates 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 Rio Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in El Rio Estates and extending to:

• Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from El Rio Estates to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 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 8,003 miles [12,879.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'