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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 Riviera Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riviera Estates 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 Riviera Estates:
- 38.980731, -122.744156
- 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 Riviera 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Riviera Estates is near Mendocino County and also Sonoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Riviera Estates
Communities Also Named Riviera Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Riviera Estates.
Within California, the name Riviera Estates is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Riviera Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Riviera Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 2,538 miles [4,084.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riviera Estates that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Riviera Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviera 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.
- Big Valley Rancheria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonanza Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Clearlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lower Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pepperwood Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pepperwood Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Grove
- Soda Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Vista is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Vista
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Riviera Estates 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 Riviera Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riviera Estates and extending to:
- Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riviera Estates to Lakeport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,428 miles [3,907.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 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 8,108 miles [13,048.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riviera Estates) 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 Riviera Estates 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 Riviera Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9807, Longitude: -122.7442 In this case, the coordinates for Riviera Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.366 degrees. |
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