Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rincon de la Puente del Monte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rincon de la Puente del Monte and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rincon de la Puente del Monte

• 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 Rincon de la Puente del Monte:
  • 36.622184, -121.442715
  • 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 Rincon de la Puente del Monte

• 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Rincon de la Puente del Monte is near San Benito County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Rincon de la Puente del Monte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rincon de la Puente del Monte ...

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.

• Cooper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Cottage Corners
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
• Creekside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Dean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dean is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Morse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Morse is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Natividad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
• Pinnacles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
• Prunedale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prunedale is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prunedale <1>
• Spreckels
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <1>
• Spreckels Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
• Vineyard ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vineyard is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Rincon de la Puente del Monte 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 Rincon de la Puente del Monte to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rincon de la Puente del Monte and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rincon de la Puente del Monte to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 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 8,239 miles [13,259.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'