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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 Adin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adin 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 Adin:
- 41.195345, -120.944244
- 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 Adin
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Adin is near Lassen County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Adin
Communities Also Named Adin ...
We found one communities that are also named Adin.
Within California, the name Adin is unique.
Beyond California.
While we haven't found any other communities named Adin in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Nigeria
- Distance: 7,582 miles [12,202 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adin ...
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.
- Bieber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dibble Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotty Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
- Stonebreaker Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Adin 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 Adin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adin and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adin to Alturas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 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 7,932 miles [12,765.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Adin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1953, Longitude: -120.9442 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.246 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.206 degrees. |
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