Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delaney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delaney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delaney
- 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 Delaney:
- 39.796567, -120.525494
- 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 Delaney
- 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Since Delaney is near Sierra County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Delaney ...
We found five communities that share the name Delaney.
Within California, the name Delaney is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delaney ...
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.
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Plumas County
- Iron Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Kerby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lake Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
- Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
- Mabie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mohawk Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Valley Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Whitehawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Delaney 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 Delaney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Delaney once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Delaney and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delaney to Quincy, with an average speed<5> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Delaney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delaney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7966, Longitude: -120.5255 In this case, the coordinates for Delaney 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 Delaney 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 Delaney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Delaney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.602 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.982 degrees. |