Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Day, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Day and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Day
- 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 Day:
- 41.211553, -121.374427
- 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 Day
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Day is near Shasta County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Day ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Day.
Within California, the name Day is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Day [Stoddard County].
- Taney County
- This Day is located in Taney County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the east of the Day that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Day.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Day ...
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.
- Bieber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Bieber is located in Lassen County
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Shasta County
- Fall River Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
- Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <4>
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Glenburn:
- Burgettville
- Swasey
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <4>
- Lookout Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
- Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
- Pumpkin Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lassen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pumpkin Center <4>
- Scarface
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - White Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Modoc County
How Far From Day 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 Day to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Day and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Day to Alturas, with an average speed<6> 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Day. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Day) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Day. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2116, Longitude: -121.3744 In this case, the coordinates for Day have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Day could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Day, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Day to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.657 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.673 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.474 degrees. |