Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dinsmores

• 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 Dinsmores:
  • 40.719860, -123.738939
  • 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 Dinsmores

• 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Dinsmores is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Dinsmores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dinsmores ...

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.

• Burnt Ranch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Ranch is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Ranch <1>
• Fickle Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fickle Hill is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Hill
• Freshwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
• Freshwater Corners
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
• Janes Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Janes Place is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Place
• Kneeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kneeland is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kneeland <1>
• Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
• Maple Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Maple Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Trinity Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Village is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Village
• Willow Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <1>

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

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

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dinsmores to Eureka, with an average speed<3> 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,451 miles [3,944.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 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 8,010 miles [12,890.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'