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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 Riccas Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riccas Corner 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 Riccas Corner:
- 38.423246, -122.788045
- 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 Riccas Corner
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Riccas Corner is near Marin County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa 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 Riccas Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riccas Corner ...
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.
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopyard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopyard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopyard
- Hurlbut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hurlbut is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut
- Larkfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Larkfield is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkfield
- Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orchard is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
How Far From Riccas Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riccas Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riccas Corner and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Riccas Corner 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,440 miles [3,926.8 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 7,379 miles [11,875.3 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 8,145 miles [13,108.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riccas Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Riccas Corner 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 Riccas Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4232, Longitude: -122.7880 In this case, the coordinates for Riccas Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.583 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.395 degrees. |
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