Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Childs Meadows:
  • 40.360159, -121.491922
  • 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 Childs Meadows

• 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
  • Since Childs Meadows is near Plumas County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Childs Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Childs Meadows ...

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.

• Black Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Forest is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Deer Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Drakesbad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakesbad is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesbad
• Lyonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mineral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
• Summertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Summertown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Yellowjacket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellowjacket is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket

How Far From Childs Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Childs Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Childs Meadows and extending to:

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Childs Meadows to Red Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 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 7,996 miles [12,868.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'