Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jurupa Valley:
  • 33.999842, -117.475698
  • 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 Jurupa Valley

• 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 Riverside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
  • Since Jurupa Valley is near San Bernardino County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Jurupa Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jurupa Valley ...

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.

• Belltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Belltown is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Casa Blanca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
• Champagne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
• Creekside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Highgrove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
• Home Gardens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Home Gardens
  • From Jurupa Valley to Home Gardens
• Kaiser
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
• May
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • May is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Riverside Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Junction is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
• Sunnyslope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope

How Far From Jurupa Valley 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 city such as Jurupa Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jurupa Valley and extending to:

• Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jurupa Valley to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 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 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'