Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in College City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for College City
- 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 College City:
- 39.005796, -122.007020
- 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 College City
- 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 Colusa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colusa County
- Since College City is near Yolo County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 College City ...
We found one communities that share the name College City.
Within California, the name College City is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named College City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This College City is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the east of the College City that is located in Colusa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of College City.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near College City ...
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.
- Everglade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Grand Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Colusa County
- Hershey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Joesphine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Lira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meridian
- From College City to Meridian
- Moons Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
- Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
- Prize ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Progress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From College City 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 College City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College City and extending to:
- Colusa, which is the Seat of Colusa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from College City to Colusa, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- College City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0058, Longitude: -122.0070 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 College City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.908 degrees. |