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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 Rio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Rio 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 Rio:
- 34.235783, -119.163830
- 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
- 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 Rio is near Santa Barbara County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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
Communities Also Named El Rio ...
We found one communities that are also named El Rio.
Within California, the name El Rio is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named El Rio in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This El Rio is located in Pima County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the El Rio that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of El Rio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Rio ...
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.
- Channel Islands Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Leesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Sea Cliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Silver Strand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
- Spanish Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sycamore Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove
How Far From El Rio 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Rio and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from El Rio to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,337 miles [3,761 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,345 miles [13,430 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 Rio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rio 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 Rio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2358, Longitude: -119.1638 In this case, the coordinates for El Rio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.032 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.17 degrees. |
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