Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rolinda:
  • 36.735068, -119.960876
  • 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 Rolinda

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolinda ...

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.

• Cecile
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cecile is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Fig Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
• Floyd
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Floyd is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Floyd
  • From Rolinda to Floyd
• Goldleaf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldleaf
• Gregg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gregg is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
• Highway City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highway City is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
• Muscatel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Muscatel
  • From Rolinda to Muscatel
• Oleander
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oleander is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
• Raisin City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Raisin City is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raisin City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Raisin City
  • From Rolinda to Raisin City
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rolling Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sunnyside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Rolinda 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 Rolinda to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rolinda and extending to:

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rolinda to Fresno, 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 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 8,202 miles [13,199.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'