Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Balls Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Balls Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Balls Ferry
- 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 Balls Ferry:
- 40.417057, -122.196405
- 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 Balls Ferry
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Balls Ferry is near Tehama County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Balls Ferry ...
We found two communities that share the name Balls Ferry.
Within California, the name Balls Ferry is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Washington County
- This Balls Ferry is located in Washington County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the east of the Balls Ferry that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Balls Ferry.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Balls Ferry is located in Butler County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the east of the Balls Ferry that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Balls Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Balls Ferry ...
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.
- Blunt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Clarkville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Clarkville is located in Shasta County
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shasta County
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Happy Valley:
- Oak
- Henryford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Tehama County
- Jellys Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jellys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry
- Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County
How Far From Balls Ferry 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 Balls Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Balls Ferry once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Balls Ferry and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Balls Ferry to Redding, with an average speed<6> 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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- Balls Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balls Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4171, Longitude: -122.1964 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Balls Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Balls Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.274 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.368 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.007 degrees. |