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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Rosa
- 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:
- 38.437500, -122.718211
- 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
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Santa Rosa is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- eBird sighting report for Marin 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 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 ...
- Riverside County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Santa Rosa [Riverside County].
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Santa Rosa is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Santa Rosa.
- Riverside County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This Santa Rosa is located in Pima County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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.<3> 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 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<2> to the east of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<2> to the east of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma 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 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km] to the east southeast of the Santa Rosa that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Rosa.
- Arizona
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.
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
- Fredericks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Hopyard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hurlbut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Larkfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Santa Rosa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Santa Rosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Rosa and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Santa Rosa to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 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 8,143 miles [13,104.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Rosa: www.ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/
The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 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: 38.4375, Longitude: -122.7182 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 340.525 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.574 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.351 degrees. |