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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 Cottonwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonwood Estates 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 Cottonwood Estates:
    • 40.388333, -122.274722
    • 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 Cottonwood Estates
  • 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
    • Since Cottonwood Estates is near Tehama County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Cottonwood Estates

Communities Also Named Cottonwood Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Cottonwood Estates.

Within California, the name Cottonwood Estates is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Cottonwood Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonwood Estates that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cottonwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cottonwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonwood Estates that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cottonwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonwood Estates ...

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.

  • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
  • Blunt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blunt is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Clarkville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
  • Cloverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Fleaville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleaville is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
  • Happy Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Former name for Happy Valley:
    • Oak
  • Hooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooker is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Jellys Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonwood Estates and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cottonwood Estates to Redding, with an average speed<3> 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 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 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 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonwood Estates) 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 Cottonwood Estates 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 Cottonwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3883, Longitude: -122.2747       In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.337 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.057 degrees.