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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
- Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Lake County
- Four Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
- Four Pines is located in Lake County
- Hays Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
- Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
- Hearst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Howard Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
- Howard Mill is located in Lake County
- Jenks Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
- Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lone Star is located in Glenn County
- Marks Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
- Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
- Potter Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley
- Potter Valley is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter Valley <3>
- Three Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Crossing
- Three Crossing is located in Lake County
How Far From Booth Crossing 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 Booth Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Booth Crossing and extending to:
- Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Booth Crossing to Lakeport, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booth Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Booth Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Booth Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5027, Longitude: -122.9928 In this case, the coordinates for Booth Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Booth Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.86 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.025 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.518 degrees. |