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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 Bluegum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluegum 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 Bluegum:
- 39.583493, -122.193316
- 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 Bluegum
- 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 Glenn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Since Bluegum is near Butte County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa 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 Bluegum
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluegum ...
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.
- Barber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Chapmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapmantown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmantown
- Chrome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Devils Elbow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Dodgeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodgeland is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeland
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Merrills Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merrills Landing is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrills Landing
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Bluegum 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 Bluegum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bluegum and extending to:
- Willows, which is the Seat of Glenn County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bluegum 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 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 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 8,059 miles [12,969.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluegum) 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 Bluegum 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 Bluegum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5835, Longitude: -122.1933 In this case, the coordinates for Bluegum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.195 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.018 degrees. |
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