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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 Regina Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regina Heights 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 Regina Heights:
- 39.148226, -123.173615
- 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 Regina Heights
- 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
- Since Regina Heights is near Lake County and also Sonoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Regina Heights
Communities Also Named Regina Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Regina Heights.
Within California, the name Regina Heights is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Regina Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Regina Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Regina Heights that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Regina Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Regina Heights ...
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.
- Asylum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asylum is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Big Valley Rancheria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Hermitage ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hopland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howard Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Mill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
- Nice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oasis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Potter Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Presswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Presswood is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presswood
- Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Three Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Crossing
How Far From Regina Heights 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 Regina Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Regina Heights and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Regina Heights to Sacramento, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 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 8,104 miles [13,042.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Regina Heights) 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 Regina Heights 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 Regina Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1482, Longitude: -123.1736 In this case, the coordinates for Regina Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.98 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.633 degrees. |
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