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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 Antlers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antlers 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 Antlers:
    • 40.895081, -122.37184
    • 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 Antlers
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
    • Since Antlers is near Trinity County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Antlers

Communities Also Named Antlers ...

We found four communities that are also named Antlers.

Within California, the name Antlers is unique.

Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Garfield County
      • This Antlers is located in Garfield County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the Antlers that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Antlers.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Antlers is located in Marquette County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Antlers that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Antlers.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pushmataha County
      • This Antlers is located in Pushmataha County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the east of the Antlers that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pushmataha County community of Antlers.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<1> to the east of the Antlers that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Antlers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antlers ...

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.

How Far From Antlers 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 Antlers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Antlers and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Antlers to Redding, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,378 miles [3,827 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,211 miles [11,605 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 7,976 miles [12,836.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Antlers) 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 Antlers 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 Antlers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8951, Longitude: -122.3718    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.108 degrees.