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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 Arlynda Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlynda Corners 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 Arlynda Corners:
- 40.594851, -124.255056
- 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 Arlynda Corners
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Arlynda Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlynda Corners ...
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 ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elk River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
- Fernbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbridge is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbridge
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fields Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hacketsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hacketsville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacketsville
- Humboldt Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
- King Salmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- King Salmon is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Salmon
- Spruce Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Table Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Bluff
How Far From Arlynda Corners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arlynda Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arlynda Corners and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arlynda Corners to Eureka, 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 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 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 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 '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- Arlynda Corners) 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 Arlynda Corners 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 Arlynda Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5949, Longitude: -124.2551 In this case, the coordinates for Arlynda Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.024 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.303 degrees. |
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