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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 Copper City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Copper City:
    • 40.779047, -122.211413
    • 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 Copper City
  • 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 Copper City ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Copper City.

There are two communities within California that are also named Copper City.

Beyond California, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Glenn County
      • This Copper City is located in Glenn County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Copper City.
    • San Bernardino County
      • This Copper City is located in San Bernardino County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Copper City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Copper City lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Copper City [Baca County].
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Copper City is located in Houghton County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Copper City.
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • This Copper City is located in Broadwater County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Copper City.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Copper City [Clark County].
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Copper City.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Copper City [Sandoval County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Copper City is located in Salt Lake County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the east of the Copper City that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Copper City.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Yakima County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Copper City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper 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.

  • Antlers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
    • Antlers is located in Shasta County
  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Shasta County
  • Bully Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
    • Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
  • Furnaceville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
    • Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
  • Ingot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
    • Ingot is located in Shasta County
    • Former names for Ingot:
    • Afterthought
    • Silverton
  • Kelly ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Shasta County
  • Lakeshore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
  • Mabel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Mabel is located in Shasta County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mountain Gate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
      • Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Mountain Gate:
      • Bass
      • Fish's Station
    • Oak Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Project City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Project City
      • Project City is located in Shasta County
    • Sugarloaf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
      • Sugarloaf is located in Shasta County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Shasta County
    • Tunnel Inn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Inn
      • Tunnel Inn is located in Shasta County

How Far From Copper 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 Copper City 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 community of Copper City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Copper City and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copper City to Redding, with an average speed<7> 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,981 miles [12,844.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copper City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copper City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7790, Longitude: -122.2114    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Copper City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Copper City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Copper City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.319 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.438 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.009 degrees.









 

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