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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 Terra Cotta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terra Cotta 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 Terra Cotta:
    • 33.703076, -117.374763
    • 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 Terra Cotta
  • 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 Terra Cotta ...

We found eight communities that share the name Terra Cotta.

There is one other community in California which is also named Terra Cotta.

Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Terra Cotta [San Diego County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<2> to the east of the Terra Cotta that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Terra Cotta.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terra Cotta that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Terra Cotta.
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth County
      • This Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terra Cotta that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Terra Cotta.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Terra Cotta [Jackson County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terra Cotta that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Terra Cotta.
    • Ontario
      • This Terra Cotta lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Terra Cotta that is located in Riverside County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Terra Cotta [Salt Lake County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terra Cotta ...

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.

  • Dove Canyon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Canyon
    • Dove Canyon is located in Orange County
  • Glen Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley
    • Glen Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Good Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Riverside County
  • Good Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Meadow
    • Good Meadow is located in Riverside County
  • Mead Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Valley
    • Mead Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Riverside County
  • Quail Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ranch
    • Robinson Ranch is located in Orange County
  • Romoland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sun City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

How Far From Terra Cotta 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 Terra Cotta to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Terra Cotta to Riverside, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 407 miles [655 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,254 miles [3,627.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 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 8,337 miles [13,417.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terra Cotta. 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>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 Terra Cotta 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra Cotta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terra Cotta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7031, Longitude: -117.3748       In this case, the coordinates for Terra Cotta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Terra Cotta 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 335.47 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.182 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.126 degrees.




 

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