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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 Canby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canby and the surrounding area.
- 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 Canby:
- 41.445343, -120.870942
- 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 Canby
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Canby is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Canby
Communities Also Named Canby ...
We found eight communities that are also named Canby.
Within California, the name Canby is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Adair County
- This Canby is located in Adair County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the east of the Canby that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Canby.
- Kentucky
- Owen County
- This Canby is located in Owen County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east of the Canby that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Canby.
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Canby [Emmet County].
- Minnesota
- Yellow Medicine County
- This Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canby that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Canby.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Canby [Montgomery County].
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Canby is located in Clackamas County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canby that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Canby.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Canby [Columbia County].
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- This Canby is located in Lincoln County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canby that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Canby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canby ...
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.
- California Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- Christensen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Dibble Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Juniper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lakeview Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Lookout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarface
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scarface is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarface
- Scotty Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
How Far From Canby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Canby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canby and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Canby to Alturas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 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 7,915 miles [12,738 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Canby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Canby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4453, Longitude: -120.8709 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.212 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.152 degrees. |
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