Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aiken Gulch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aiken Gulch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aiken Gulch
- 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 Aiken Gulch:
- 40.360362, -122.591395
- 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 Aiken Gulch
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Aiken Gulch is near Tehama County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Aiken Gulch ...
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.
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Shasta County
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
- Cold Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Fowler Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Gas Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
- Gas Point is located in Shasta County
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Happy Valley:
- Oak
- Haven Place
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Horsetown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pettyjohn Place
(13 miles [20.9 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 south) - Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
- Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
How Far From Aiken Gulch 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 Aiken Gulch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Aiken Gulch once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Aiken Gulch and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aiken Gulch to Redding, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,015 miles [12,898.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aiken Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Aiken Gulch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aiken Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3604, Longitude: -122.5914 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Aiken Gulch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.601 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.754 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.256 degrees. |