Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cortena:
  • 39.219056, -122.186087
  • 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 Cortena

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa County
  • Since Cortena is near Sutter County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn 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 Cortena

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cortena ...

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.

• College City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • College City is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <1>
• Devils Elbow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
• French Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • French Crossing is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Crossing
• Leesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Lira
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lira is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lira
• Maxwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <1>
• Meridian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Meridian is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
• Moons Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
• Norman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Prize ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prize is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prize

How Far From Cortena 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 Cortena to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Colusa, which is the Seat of Colusa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cortena to Colusa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 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 8,083 miles [13,008.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'