Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crabtree Place:
  • 40.153482, -123.351412
  • 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 Crabtree Place

• 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Since Crabtree Place is near Humboldt County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Crabtree Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crabtree Place ...

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.

• Bob Hoaglin Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bob Hoaglin Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Hoaglin Place
• Delmonico Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Delmonico Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmonico Place
• Forest Glen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Glen is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Harris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Island Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Mountain is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mountain
• Murphy Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Place
• Penney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Penney is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney
• Steelhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Steelhead is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead
• Yellowjacket Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yellowjacket Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crabtree Place and extending to:

• Weaverville, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crabtree Place to Weaverville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,041 miles [12,940.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'