Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bolam:
  • 41.514041, -122.249179
  • 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 Bolam

• 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 Bolam is near Shasta County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Bolam

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolam ...

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.

• Andesite
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Andesite is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andesite
• Big Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Cougar ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
• Deetz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Graham is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Grass Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grass Lake is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
• Hotlum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hotlum is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotlum
• Howard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Weed
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Weed is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <1>

How Far From Bolam to ...

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

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

• Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolam to Yreka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 206 miles [331.5 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 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 7,934 miles [12,768.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'