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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 Avila Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avila Place 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 Avila Place:
- 41.042948, -120.867741
- 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 Avila Place
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Avila Place is near Modoc County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Avila Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avila Place ...
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.
- Dibble Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Pumpkin Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scotty Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
- Sheepshead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Stonebreaker Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Avila Place 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 Avila Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avila Place and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avila Place to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 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 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 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' (or 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- Avila Place) 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 Avila Place 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 Avila Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0429, Longitude: -120.8677 In this case, the coordinates for Avila Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.163 degrees. |
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