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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 Ricardo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ricardo 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 Ricardo:
- 35.373848, -117.989237
- 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 Ricardo
- 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Since Ricardo is near San Bernardino County and also Tulare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare 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 Ricardo
Communities Also Named Ricardo ...
We found two communities that are also named Ricardo.
Within California, the name Ricardo is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- DeBaca County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Ricardo [DeBaca County].
- Texas
- Kleberg County
- This Ricardo is located in Kleberg County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ricardo that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kleberg County community of Ricardo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ricardo ...
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.
- California City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gypsite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsite is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsite
- Harts Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harts Place is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
- Little Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Dixie is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Redrock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redrock is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Sageland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sageland is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageland
- Saltdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saltdale is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
How Far From Ricardo 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 Ricardo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ricardo and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ricardo to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 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 8,246 miles [13,270.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ricardo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ricardo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ricardo 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 Ricardo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3738, Longitude: -117.9892 In this case, the coordinates for Ricardo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.497 degrees. |
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