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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Macomber Palms:
    • 33.798630, -116.255285
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Macomber Palms
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macomber Palms ...

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.

  • Cathedral City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hidden Palms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Palms
    • Hidden Palms is located in Riverside County
  • Indian Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Horse Mine ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Horse Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Horse Mine
    • Lost Horse Mine is located in Riverside County
  • Palm Desert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Palms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms
    • Royal Palms is located in Riverside County
  • Sandy Korner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Korner
    • Sandy Korner is located in Riverside County
  • Sky Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Suntown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntown
    • Suntown is located in Riverside County
  • Thermal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thousand Palms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

How Far From Macomber Palms 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 Macomber Palms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Macomber Palms and extending to:

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Macomber Palms to Riverside, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,304 miles [13,364 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macomber Palms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macomber Palms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macomber Palms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7986, Longitude: -116.2553       In this case, the coordinates for Macomber Palms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Macomber Palms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.565 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.089 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.489 degrees.




 

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