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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 Rinconada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rinconada 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 Rinconada:
- 37.227444, -121.967735
- 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 Rinconada
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Rinconada is near Santa Cruz County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Rinconada
Communities Also Named Rinconada ...
We found one communities that are also named Rinconada.
Within California, the name Rinconada is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Rinconada in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rinconada that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Rinconada.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rinconada ...
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.
- Champagne Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Edenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- English Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Fruitdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Highland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lick is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Seven Trees
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Twin Creeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Rinconada 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 Rinconada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rinconada and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rinconada to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,209 miles [13,211.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Rinconada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rinconada 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 Rinconada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2274, Longitude: -121.9677 In this case, the coordinates for Rinconada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.763 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.886 degrees. |
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