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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 Rossmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossmoor 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 Rossmoor:
    • 33.785572, -118.085064
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rossmoor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Rossmoor ...

We found two communities that share the name Rossmoor.

Within California, the name Rossmoor is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rossmoor is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rossmoor that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rossmoor.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rossmoor that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Rossmoor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossmoor ...

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.

  • Barber City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
    • Barber City is located in Orange County
  • Cypress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawaiian Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leisure World
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
    • Leisure World is located in Orange County
  • Moody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Orange County
  • Naples
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Los Angeles County
  • Seal Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Signal Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
    • Sugar is located in Orange County
  • Sunset Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Surfside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rossmoor to Santa Ana, with an average speed<4> 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,349 miles [13,436.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossmoor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rossmoor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7856, Longitude: -118.0851       In this case, the coordinates for Rossmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rossmoor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.069 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.918 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.535 degrees.




 

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