Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in River Road Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Road Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for River Road Estates

• 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 River Road Estates:
  • 36.998003, -119.985715
  • 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 River Road Estates

• 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
  • Since River Road Estates is near Fresno County and also Merced County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced 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 River Road Estates

Communities Also Named River Road Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named River Road Estates.

Within California, the name River Road Estates is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named River Road Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Chesterfield County
    • This River Road Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Road Estates that is located in Madera County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of River Road Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Road Estates ...

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.

• Bonita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bonita is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Gordon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Gregg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gregg is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
• Highway City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highway City is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
• Hillside ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hillside is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Indian Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Italian Swiss Colony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Swiss Colony
• Muscatel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
• Raymond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Raymond is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rolling Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From River Road Estates 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 River Road Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Road Estates and extending to:

• Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from River Road Estates to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 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 8,186 miles [13,174.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'