Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Calneva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calneva and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calneva
- 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 Calneva:
- 40.152682, -120.008816
- 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 Calneva
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Calneva is near Washoe County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calneva ...
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.
- Buntingville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buntingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
- Buntingville is located in Lassen County
- Chats ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Crow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Herlong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong
- Herlong is located in Lassen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herlong <2>
- Herlong Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herlong Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
- Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
- Sand Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sheepshead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheepshead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Sheepshead is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Smoke Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Creek
- Smoke Creek is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Stacy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Viewland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Calneva 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 Calneva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Calneva and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calneva to Susanville, with an average speed<4> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,983 miles [12,847.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Calneva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calneva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1527, Longitude: -120.0088 In this case, the coordinates for Calneva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Calneva 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 338.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.655 degrees. |