Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dos Palmas:
  • 33.500751, -115.830073
  • 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 Rancho Dos Palmas

• 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 Rancho Dos Palmas is near Imperial County and also San Diego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Imperial County
  • eBird sighting report for San Diego 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Dos Palmas ...

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.

• Bombay Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
  • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
• Cactus City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus City
  • Cactus City is located in Riverside County
• Desert Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
  • Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
• Desert Camp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
  • Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
• Desert Shores
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
  • Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
• Oasis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Riverside County
• Pope ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Pope is located in Imperial County
• Truckhaven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truckhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven
  • Truckhaven is located in Imperial County

How Far From Rancho Dos Palmas 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 Rancho Dos Palmas 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 Dos Palmas and extending to:

• Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Rancho Dos Palmas to Riverside, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 471 miles [758 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,311 miles [13,375.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rancho Dos Palmas. 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/