RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Imperial County >> Ross Corner >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ross Corner:
    • 32.781434, -114.590230
    • 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 Ross Corner
  • 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
    • Since Ross Corner is near Yuma County and also La Paz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuma County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for La Paz 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 Ross Corner

Communities Also Named Ross Corner ...

We found five communities that are also named Ross Corner.

Within California, the name Ross Corner is unique.

Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Ross Corner is located in York County and lies 2,459 miles [3,957.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ross Corner that is located in Imperial County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ross Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Ross Corner lies 2,748 miles [4,422.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ross Corner that is located in Imperial County.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Ross Corner is located in Sussex County and lies 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ross Corner that is located in Imperial County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Ross Corner.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Ross Corner lies 2,765 miles [4,449.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ross Corner that is located in Imperial County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Ross Corner lies 2,811 miles [4,523.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ross Corner that is located in Imperial County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Corner ...

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.

  • Bard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dome ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dome is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
  • Dunes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunes is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes
  • Felicity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fishers Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
  • Kool Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kool Corner is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Corner
  • Martinez Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
  • Steam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Steam is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
  • Winterhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ross Corner and extending to:

  • El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ross Corner to El Centro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 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 8,323 miles [13,394.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ross Corner) 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 Ross Corner 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 Ross Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7814, Longitude: -114.5902       In this case, the coordinates for Ross Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.057 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.176 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.549 degrees.