Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cantrall Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cantrall Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cantrall Mill
- 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 Cantrall Mill:
- 41.318762, -120.327453
- 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 Cantrall Mill
- 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 Cantrall Mill is near Lassen County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Cantrall Mill ...
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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
- Christensen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <2>
- Evans Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Place
- Evans Place is located in Lassen County
- Juniper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Likely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
- Likely is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <2>
- Sage Hen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Surprise Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
- Surprise Station is located in Modoc County
How Far From Cantrall Mill 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 Cantrall Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cantrall Mill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cantrall Mill and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cantrall Mill 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,268 miles [3,650 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,147 miles [11,502 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 7,914 miles [12,736.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cantrall Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cantrall Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cantrall Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3188, Longitude: -120.3275 In this case, the coordinates for Cantrall Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cantrall Mill 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 338.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.658 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.818 degrees. |