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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 Rimrock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rimrock 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 Rimrock:
- 34.198062, -116.554462
- 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 Rimrock
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Rimrock is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Rimrock
Communities Also Named Rimrock ...
We found three communities that are also named Rimrock.
Within California, the name Rimrock is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Rimrock is located in Yavapai County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rimrock that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Rimrock.
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rimrock that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Rimrock.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This Rimrock is located in Yakima County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rimrock that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Rimrock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rimrock ...
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.
- Big Bear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Bell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
- Desert Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flamingo Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flamingo Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Heights
- Hidden River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hidden River is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Joshua Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moonridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palm Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palm Wells is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Wells
- Pioneertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarloaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunfair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sunfair is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair
How Far From Rimrock 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 Rimrock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rimrock and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rimrock to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,518 miles [12,099 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 8,286 miles [13,335 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rimrock) 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 Rimrock 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 Rimrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1981, Longitude: -116.5545 In this case, the coordinates for Rimrock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.662 degrees. |
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