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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 Almanor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almanor 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 Almanor:
- 40.174610, -121.073016
- 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 Almanor
- 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Since Almanor is near Lassen County and also Tehama 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 Tehama 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 Almanor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almanor ...
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.
- Caribou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Clear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Crescent Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Foxwood is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Grays Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Indian Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Longville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Pine Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Town is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Town
- Prattville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Twain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Almanor 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 Almanor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Almanor and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Almanor to Quincy, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,234 miles [11,642 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 8,001 miles [12,876.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Almanor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Almanor 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 Almanor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1746, Longitude: -121.0730 In this case, the coordinates for Almanor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.313 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.312 degrees. |
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