Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rancho Cucamonga:
  • 34.106489, -117.575846
  • 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 Rancho Cucamonga

• 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Cucamonga ...

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.

• Boys Republic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
• Champagne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
• Creekside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Dells ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dells is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
• Grapeland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
• Kaiser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
• Mount Baldy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Baldy is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Baldy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Baldy <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Baldy
  • From Rancho Cucamonga to Mount Baldy
• Scotland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Sunnyslope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
• Sunsweet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
• Walnut Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rancho Cucamonga and extending to:

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rancho Cucamonga to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,317 miles [13,384.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'