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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 The Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Crossing and the surrounding area.
- 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 The Crossing:
- 40.486287, -120.474113
- 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 The Crossing
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since The Crossing is near Plumas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 The Crossing
Communities Also Named The Crossing ...
We found three communities that are also named The Crossing.
Within California, the name The Crossing is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This The Crossing is located in Will County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Crossing that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of The Crossing.
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This The Crossing is located in Piscataquis County and lies 2,573 miles [4,140.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Crossing that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of The Crossing.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This The Crossing is located in Esmeralda County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the The Crossing that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of The Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Crossing ...
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.
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Buntingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buntingville is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
- Crest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crest is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stones Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Landing is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Susanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Viewland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Viewland is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland
How Far From The Crossing 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 The Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Crossing and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Crossing to Susanville, 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 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 7,970 miles [12,826.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Crossing) 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 The Crossing 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 The Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4863, Longitude: -120.4741 In this case, the coordinates for The Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.844 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.934 degrees. |
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