Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Riviera Villas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riviera Villas and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Riviera Villas

• 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 Villas:
  • 32.727272, -117.251426
  • 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 Villas

• 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Villas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviera Villas ...

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.

• Fiesta Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fleetridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Mission Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
• Mission Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Ocean Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
• Overlook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Roseville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Roseville is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sunset Cliffs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
• Tent City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tent City is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City

How Far From Riviera Villas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Villas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riviera Villas and extending to:

• San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the East.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Riviera Villas to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 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 8,395 miles [13,510.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'