Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perris and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perris
- 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 Perris:
- 33.790388, -117.226138
- 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 Perris
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Since Perris is near Orange County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Perris ...
We found two communities that share the name Perris.
There is one other community in California which is also named Perris.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Perris in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perris ...
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.
- Good Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Good Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Meadow
- Good Meadow is located in Riverside County
- Lakeview Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hot Springs
- Lakeview Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
- Mead Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Valley
- Mead Valley is located in Riverside County
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Riverside County
- Quail Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail Valley <3>
- Romoland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romoland
- Romoland is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romoland <3>
- Sun City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <3>
How Far From Perris to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Perris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Perris and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perris to Riverside, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 407 miles [655 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,244 miles [3,611.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,559 miles [12,165 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 8,328 miles [13,402.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Perris: www.cityofperris.org/
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Perris could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Perris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7904, Longitude: -117.2261 |
| <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 Perris 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 335.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.042 degrees. |