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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 D Flourney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to D Flourney 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 D Flourney:
    • 41.239895, -120.532454
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on D Flourney
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near D Flourney ...

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.

  • California Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
    • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Christensen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
    • Christensen is located in Modoc County
  • Dibble Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
    • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Evans Place
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Place
    • Evans Place is located in Lassen County
  • Harper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Juniper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Modoc County
  • Lakeview Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
    • Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Likely
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sage Hen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Hen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
    • Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
  • Scotty Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotty Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
    • Scotty Place is located in Lassen County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in D Flourney and extending to:

  • Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from D Flourney to Alturas, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,922 miles [12,749.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- D Flourney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in D Flourney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2399, Longitude: -120.5325       In this case, the coordinates for D Flourney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 D Flourney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.959 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.847 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.948 degrees.