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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 Redwood Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redwood Lodge 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 Redwood Lodge:
- 39.441000, -123.690569
- 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 Redwood Lodge
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Redwood Lodge
Communities Also Named Redwood Lodge ...
We found one communities that are also named Redwood Lodge.
There is one other community in California that is also named Redwood Lodge.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Cruz County
- This Redwood Lodge is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Redwood Lodge that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Redwood Lodge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redwood Lodge ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Place
- Melbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Shake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shake City is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
- Soda Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Whiskey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whiskey Springs is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Springs
How Far From Redwood Lodge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Redwood Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redwood Lodge and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redwood Lodge to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 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 8,093 miles [13,024.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Redwood Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Redwood Lodge 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 Redwood Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4410, Longitude: -123.6906 In this case, the coordinates for Redwood Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.956 degrees. |
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