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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 Sunnyside Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnyside Estates 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 Sunnyside Estates:
    • 33.701134, -116.248341
    • 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 Sunnyside Estates
  • 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 Sunnyside Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Sunnyside Estates.

Within California, the name Sunnyside Estates is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Sunnyside Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Sunnyside Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnyside Estates that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Sunnyside Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnyside Estates ...

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.

  • Hidden Palms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Palms
    • Hidden Palms is located in Riverside County
  • Indian Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Martinez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Riverside County
  • Palm Desert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Korner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Korner
    • Sandy Korner is located in Riverside County
  • Thermal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thousand Palms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Valerie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valerie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
    • Valerie is located in Riverside County

How Far From Sunnyside Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunnyside Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunnyside Estates to Riverside, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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 '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- Sunnyside Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunnyside Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7011, Longitude: -116.2483       In this case, the coordinates for Sunnyside Estates 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 Sunnyside Estates 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 334.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.057 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.484 degrees.




 

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