Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bullskin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullskin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bullskin
- 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 Bullskin:
- 40.713809, -121.988801
- 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 Bullskin
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Bullskin is near Tehama County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Bullskin ...
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.
- Bully Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Shasta County
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
- Eudora Colony ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Colony
- Eudora Colony is located in Shasta County
- Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern is located in Shasta County
- Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Henryford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Shasta County
- Ingot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
- Ingot is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Ingot:
- Afterthought
- Silverton
- Oak Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
- Oak Run is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Run <3>
- Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <3>
How Far From Bullskin 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 Bullskin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bullskin once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Bullskin and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bullskin to Redding, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,982 miles [12,845.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bullskin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bullskin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bullskin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7138, Longitude: -121.9888 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bullskin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.207 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.871 degrees. |