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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Canby
- 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.
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Canby is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Canby ...
We found eight communities that share the name Canby.
Within California, the name Canby is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Christensen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Dibble Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Juniper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Lakeview Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Lookout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <4>
- Lookout Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
- Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
- Scarface
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Scotty Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotty Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
- Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
How Far From Canby 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canby) to Point B.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 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.212 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.152 degrees. |