Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cresta:
  • 39.843496, -121.404412
  • 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 Cresta

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Cresta is near Plumas County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • 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 Cresta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cresta ...

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.

• Big Bar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Bar is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
• Buckeye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckeye is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Flea Valley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flea Valley is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
• Gold Lake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Lake is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Lake
• Hughes Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
• Merlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Merlin is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
• Poe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Rock Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rock Creek Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
• Rock Creek Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek Crossing is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Crossing
• Rock Crest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest

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

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

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cresta to Oroville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 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 8,029 miles [12,921.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'