Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Booth Crossing:
  • 39.502658, -122.992781
  • 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 Booth Crossing

• 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 Booth Crossing is near Mendocino County and also Glenn 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 Glenn 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 Booth Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booth Crossing ...

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.

• Carpenter Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
• Dogtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Four Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Four Pines is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
• Hays Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
• Hearst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hearst is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst
• Howard Mill ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Howard Mill is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
• Jenks Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
• Lone Star ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Marks Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
• Potter Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter Valley <1>
• Three Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Three Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Crossing

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

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

• Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Booth Crossing to Lakeport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,432 miles [3,913.9 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 7,313 miles [11,769.1 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 8,078 miles [13,000.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'