Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sierra Heights

• 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 Sierra Heights:
  • 34.167509, -117.440326
  • 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 Sierra Heights

• 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • Since Sierra Heights is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Sierra Heights

Communities Also Named Sierra Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Sierra Heights.

There is one other community in California that is also named Sierra Heights.

Beyond California.

• Communities Located In California ...
  • Tulare County
    • This Sierra Heights is located in Tulare County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sierra Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Sierra Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra Heights ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cosy Dell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
• Devil Canyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
• Grapeland ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
• Kaiser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
• Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Skyland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• University Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
• Valley of Enchantment
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
• Walnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Sierra Heights 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 community such as Sierra Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sierra Heights to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,246 miles [3,614.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,310 miles [13,373.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'