Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calville:
  • 40.936237, -124.100343
  • 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 Calville

• 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Calville is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Calville ...

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.

• Alliance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Humboldt County
• Clam Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clam Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Beach
  • Clam Beach is located in Humboldt County
• Eureka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
• Fickle Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Hill
  • Fickle Hill is located in Humboldt County
• Fieldbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
  • Fieldbrook is located in Humboldt County
• Fisher
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Humboldt County
• Freshwater Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
  • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
• Manila
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manila have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Humboldt County
• Moonstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstone
  • Moonstone is located in Humboldt County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Calville and extending to:

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calville to Eureka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,466 miles [3,968.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 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 8,001 miles [12,876.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

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