Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Richmond:
  • 37.925014, -122.387633
  • 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 Point Richmond

• 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • Since Point Richmond is near Marin County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Point Richmond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Richmond ...

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.

• Giant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Giant is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
• Harbor Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbor Point is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
• Little Reed Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
• Meadowsweet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
• Nitro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nitro is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
• Paradise Cay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paradise Cay
  • From Point Richmond to Paradise Cay
• Reed
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Reed is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Rollingwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Strawberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Strawberry is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Thousand Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
• Triangle Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
• University Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • University Village is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
• Waldo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Point Richmond 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 community such as Point Richmond to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Richmond to Martinez, with an average speed<2> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,171 miles [13,149.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'