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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 Chrome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chrome 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 Chrome:
- 39.729045, -122.549440
- 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 Chrome
- 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 Glenn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Since Chrome is near Tehama County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Chrome
Communities Also Named Chrome ...
We found three communities that are also named Chrome.
Within California, the name Chrome is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Chrome is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chrome that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Chrome.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Chrome is located in Coos County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chrome that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Chrome.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Chrome is located in Chester County and lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chrome that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chrome.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chrome ...
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.
- Copper City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Copper City is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Dogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Elk Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fiddlers Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hays Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
- Jenks Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Mitchell Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Chrome 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 Chrome to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chrome and extending to:
- Willows, which is the Seat of Glenn County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chrome to Willows, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 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 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chrome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chrome 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 Chrome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7290, Longitude: -122.5494 In this case, the coordinates for Chrome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.238 degrees. |
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