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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 Butte City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butte City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Butte City:
    • 39.463260, -121.990543
    • 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 Butte City
  • 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

Communities Also Named Butte City ...

We found one communities that share the name Butte City.

Within California, the name Butte City is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Butte City in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Butte County
      • This Butte City is located in Butte County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Butte City that is located in Glenn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Butte City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butte City ...

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.

  • Bluegum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluegum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegum
    • Bluegum is located in Glenn County
  • Dodgeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeland
    • Dodgeland is located in Butte County
  • French Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Crossing
    • French Crossing is located in Butte County
  • Glenn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Willows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

How Far From Butte City 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 Butte City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butte City and extending to:

  • Willows, which is the Seat of Glenn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butte City to Willows, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,064 miles [12,977.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butte City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Butte City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butte City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4633, Longitude: -121.9905    
<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>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.
<5>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 Butte City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.013 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.009 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.893 degrees.




 

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