Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Proberta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Proberta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Proberta
- 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 Proberta:
- 40.081459, -122.171052
- 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 Proberta
- 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 Proberta is near Glenn County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Proberta ...
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.
- Blunt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Tehama County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
- Dairyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Dairyville is located in Tehama County
- Ensign ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jellys Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jellys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry
- Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County
- Merrills Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrills Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrills Landing
- Merrills Landing is located in Butte County
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Red Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Bluff is located in Tehama County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bluff <2>
- Roberts Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Place
- Roberts Place is located in Tehama County
- Tenmile ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Proberta 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 Proberta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Proberta and extending to:
- Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Proberta to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Proberta. 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Proberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Proberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0815, Longitude: -122.1711 |
| <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 Proberta 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 340.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.29 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.997 degrees. |