Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Twin Rocks:
  • 39.822653, -123.565298
  • 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 Twin Rocks

• 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Twin Rocks is near Trinity County and also Humboldt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Twin Rocks

Communities Also Named Twin Rocks ...

We found two communities that are also named Twin Rocks.

Within California, the name Twin Rocks is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Tillamook County
    • This Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Rocks that is located in Mendocino County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Twin Rocks.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Cambria County
    • This Twin Rocks is located in Cambria County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Rocks that is located in Mendocino County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Twin Rocks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Rocks ...

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.

• Card Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Card Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Place
• Empire ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Empire is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Heath Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Place
• Jim Leggett Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jim Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Leggett Place
• Pratt Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pratt Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Place
• Ralph Leggett Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ralph Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Leggett Place
• River Garden ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • River Garden is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Garden
• Spyrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
• Woodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodman is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

How Far From Twin Rocks 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 Twin Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Rocks to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 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 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'