Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meadows:
  • 40.081043, -121.551256
  • 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 Butte Meadows

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Butte Meadows is near Tehama County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 Butte Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butte Meadows ...

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.

• Deer Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Deer Creek Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Crossing
• Dodge Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
• Grapevine Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lovelock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
• Rock Creek Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek Crossing is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Crossing
• Six-Bit Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Toadtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Toadtown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown
• Twentymile Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
• Yellowjacket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellowjacket is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Butte Meadows and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Butte Meadows to Oroville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'