Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crocker 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 Crocker Place:
  • 39.556824, -123.055005
  • 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 Crocker 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Crocker Place is near Mendocino County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Crocker Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crocker 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.

• Booth Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Booth Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Crossing
• Carpenter Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
• Enterprise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Four Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Pines is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
• Hays Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
• Hearst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hearst is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst
• Jenks Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
• Lone Star ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Marks Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
• Potter Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Potter Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter Valley <1>

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

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

• Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Crocker Place to Lakeport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,434 miles [3,917.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 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 8,075 miles [12,995.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'