Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Big Valley Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Valley Rancheria and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Big Valley Rancheria

• 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 Big Valley Rancheria:
  • 39.020364, -122.887141
  • 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 Big Valley Rancheria

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Big Valley Rancheria is near Mendocino County and also Sonoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma 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 Big Valley Rancheria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Valley Rancheria ...

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.

• Black Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Black Oaks is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oaks
• Glenhaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Glenhaven is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenhaven <1>
• Glenview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Hopland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hopland is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopland <1>
• Nice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nice is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nice
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nice <1>
• Oasis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oasis is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Pepperwood Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepperwood Grove is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Grove
• Rose Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rose Place is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
• Soda Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Soda Bay is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Bay <1>
• Sunrise Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise Vista is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Vista

How Far From Big Valley Rancheria to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Big Valley Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Valley Rancheria and extending to:

• Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Big Valley Rancheria to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,434 miles [3,917.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 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 8,108 miles [13,048.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'