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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 Rekwoi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rekwoi 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 Rekwoi:
- 41.541509, -124.051185
- 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 Rekwoi
- 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 Del Norte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Since Rekwoi is near Humboldt County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Rekwoi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rekwoi ...
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.
- Crescent City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- False Klamath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- False Klamath is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Klamath
- Fort Dick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- French Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French Hill is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Peacocks Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Ferry is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Ferry
- Peak Eight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
- Tryon Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tryon Corner is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon Corner
How Far From Rekwoi 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 Rekwoi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Rekwoi once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rekwoi and extending to:
- Crescent City, which is the Seat of Del Norte County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rekwoi to Crescent City, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 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 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Rekwoi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rekwoi) 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 Rekwoi 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 Rekwoi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5415, Longitude: -124.0512 In this case, the coordinates for Rekwoi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.158 degrees. |
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