Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Ross

• 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 Fort Ross:
  • 38.514080, -123.243619
  • 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 Fort Ross

• 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Since Fort Ross is near Mendocino County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Fort Ross

Communities Also Named Fort Ross ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort Ross.

Within California, the name Fort Ross is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Fort Ross in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nunavut
    • This Fort Ross lies 2,522 miles [4,058.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fort Ross that is located in Sonoma County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Ross ...

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.

• German
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • German is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Goat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goat Rock is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Rock
• Jenner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenner is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenner <2>
• Noel Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Noel Heights is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Heights
• Salmon Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salmon Creek is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
• Seaview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Seaview is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
• Toners Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Toners Place is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toners Place
• Truth Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Truth Home is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truth Home
• Vacation Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vacation Beach is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vacation Beach
• Valley Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Crossing is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing

How Far From Fort Ross to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Ross to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Ross to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 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 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'