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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 Bartle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bartle 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 Bartle:
    • 41.257660, -121.821107
    • 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 Bartle
  • 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
    • Since Bartle is near Shasta County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 Bartle

Communities Also Named Bartle ...

We found one communities that are also named Bartle.

Within California, the name Bartle is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Bartle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Bartle is located in Washington County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bartle that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bartle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartle ...

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.

  • Dana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dana is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Day
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Day is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Four Corners
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Corners is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Glenburn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Former names for Glenburn:
    • Burgettville
    • Swasey
  • Hambone ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
  • Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
  • Howard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Pierce
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pierce is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Signal Butte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Signal Butte is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Butte
  • Slagger ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
  • White Horse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • White Horse is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

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

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

  • Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bartle to Yreka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south (S). 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,943 miles [12,783 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bartle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bartle 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 Bartle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2577, Longitude: -121.8211       In this case, the coordinates for Bartle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.034 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.123 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.753 degrees.