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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alturas Indian Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alturas Indian Rancheria and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Alturas Indian Rancheria
  • 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 Alturas Indian Rancheria:
    • 41.477654, -120.524403
    • 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 Alturas Indian Rancheria
  • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Modoc County
    • Since Alturas Indian Rancheria is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Alturas Indian Rancheria ...

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.

  • California Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
    • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Cedarville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Christensen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
    • Christensen is located in Modoc County
  • Juniper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Modoc County
  • Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
    • Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Likely
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Surprise Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
    • Surprise Station is located in Modoc County

How Far From Alturas Indian Rancheria 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 Alturas Indian Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Alturas Indian Rancheria to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 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 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

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 '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- Alturas Indian Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alturas Indian Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4777, Longitude: -120.5244       In this case, the coordinates for Alturas Indian Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Alturas Indian Rancheria 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 338.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.876 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.935 degrees.









 

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