Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alford Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alford Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alford Place
- 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 Alford Place:
- 40.218208, -122.666678
- 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 Alford Place
- 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Since Alford Place is near Shasta County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- eBird sighting report for Trinity 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alford Place ...
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.
- Cold Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Deadman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Fowler Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Place
- Fowler Place is located in Tehama County
- Hammer Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
- Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
- Haven Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Haven Place is located in Tehama County
- Mary Ellen Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
- Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
- Pettyjohn Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyjohn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
- Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
- Rosewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Skinner Mill Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Mill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place
- Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
How Far From Alford Place 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 Alford Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alford Place and extending to:
- Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Alford Place to Red Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alford Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Alford Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alford Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2182, Longitude: -122.6667 In this case, the coordinates for Alford Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alford Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.305 degrees. |