Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dunns Ferry:
  • 39.128504, -121.925804
  • 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 Dunns Ferry

• 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 Sutter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter County
  • Since Dunns Ferry is near Colusa County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Dunns Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunns Ferry ...

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.

• College City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • College City is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <1>
• Dean Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean Place is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Place
• Grand Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
• Joesphine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Joesphine is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joesphine
• Lira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lira is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lira
• Meridian
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meridian is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
• Moons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
• Prize ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prize is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prize
• Progress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Progress is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress

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

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

• Yuba City, which is the Seat of Sutter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dunns Ferry to Yuba City, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 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 8,084 miles [13,009.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'