Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rucker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rucker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rucker
- 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 Rucker:
- 37.053729, -121.587522
- 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 Rucker
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Rucker is near San Benito County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Benito County
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rucker ...
We found five communities that share the name Rucker.
Within California, the name Rucker is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Rucker is located in Bates County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<2> to the east of the Rucker that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Rucker.
- Boone County
- This Rucker is located in Boone County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km] to the east northeast of the Rucker that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Rucker.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rucker ...
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.
- Aromas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aromas
- Aromas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aromas <3>
- Corporal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cottage Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
- Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
- Coyote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
- Coyote is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <3>
- Day Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- English Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
- Morse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
- Murphy Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Crossing
- Murphy Crossing is located in Monterey County
- Rob Roy Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy Junction
- Rob Roy Junction is located in Santa Cruz County
- Twin Creeks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
How Far From Rucker 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 Rucker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rucker and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rucker to San Jose, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rucker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rucker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Rucker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rucker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0537, Longitude: -121.5875 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rucker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.422 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.178 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.653 degrees. |