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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 Cedarville Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarville Rancheria 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 Cedarville Rancheria:
- 41.526159, -120.183418
- 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 Cedarville Rancheria
- 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 Cedarville Rancheria is near Washoe County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cedarville Rancheria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarville Rancheria ...
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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- Cedarville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christensen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Likely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Surprise Station is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
- Willow Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Ranch is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ranch
How Far From Cedarville Rancheria 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 Cedarville Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedarville Rancheria and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarville Rancheria to Alturas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 214 miles [344.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,258 miles [3,633.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,897 miles [12,709 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Cedarville Rancheria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cedarville Rancheria 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 Cedarville Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5262, Longitude: -120.1834 In this case, the coordinates for Cedarville Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.695 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.721 degrees. |
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