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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rana and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rana:
- 34.089456, -117.320044
- 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 Rana
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Rana is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Rana
Communities Also Named Rana ...
We found one communities that are also named Rana.
Within California, the name Rana is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Rana in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Rana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rana ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cottage Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Garden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Grand Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harlem Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Valley Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Warm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Rana 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 Rana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rana and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rana to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>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 2,242 miles [3,608.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,312 miles [13,376.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rana to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0895, Longitude: -117.3200 In this case, the coordinates for Rana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.223 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.099 degrees. |
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