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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 Gazelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gazelle and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Gazelle:
    • 41.522391, -122.520513
    • 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 Gazelle
  • 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
    • Since Gazelle is near Shasta County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Gazelle ...

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.

  • Andesite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andesite
    • Andesite is located in Siskiyou County
  • Big Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
  • Cougar ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
    • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Deetz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deetz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
    • Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Siskiyou County
  • Grass Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Siskiyou County
  • Hotlum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotlum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotlum
    • Hotlum is located in Siskiyou County
  • Little Shasta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
    • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
  • Weed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
    • Weed is located in Siskiyou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gazelle and extending to:

  • Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gazelle to Yreka, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 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 7,938 miles [12,775 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Gazelle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gazelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5224, Longitude: -122.5205    
<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 Gazelle 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 340.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.857 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.186 degrees.









 

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