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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 Santa Rosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa:
    • 33.5241924, -117.2761476
    • 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 Santa Rosa
  • 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 Santa Rosa ...

We found ten communities that share the name Santa Rosa.

There are three communities within California that are also named Santa Rosa.

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

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • San Luis Obispo County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Santa Rosa.
    • Santa Barbara County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Santa Rosa.
    • Sonoma County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Santa Rosa.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Pima County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Santa Rosa.
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Santa Rosa [Walton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Hancock County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the east of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Santa Rosa.
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Santa Rosa.
    • New Mexico
      • Guadalupe County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Guadalupe County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Santa Rosa.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Cameron County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Santa Rosa.
      • Starr County
      • This Santa Rosa is located in Starr County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Rosa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Rosa ...

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.

  • Antelope Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
    • Antelope Hills is located in Riverside County
  • Dutch Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Dutch Village is located in Riverside County
  • Lake Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
  • Linda Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linda Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Rose
    • Linda Rose is located in Riverside County
  • Little Temecula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Temecula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Temecula
    • Little Temecula is located in Riverside County
  • Meadowbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Riverside County
  • Quail Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
  • South Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Riverside County
  • Sun City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Terra Cotta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Terra Cotta is located in Riverside County
  • Winterwarm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwarm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwarm
    • Winterwarm is located in San Diego County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Santa Rosa once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Rosa and extending to:

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Rosa to Riverside, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 420 miles [675.9 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,346 miles [13,431.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

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

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- Santa Rosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Rosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5242, Longitude: -117.2761       In this case, the coordinates for Santa Rosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Santa Rosa 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santa Rosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Santa Rosa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.362 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.038 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.066 degrees.




 

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