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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 Dunsmuir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunsmuir and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dunsmuir:
- 41.207325, -122.273637
- 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 Dunsmuir
- 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Dunsmuir is near Shasta County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- 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 Dunsmuir
Communities Also Named Dunsmuir ...
We found one communities that are also named Dunsmuir.
Within California, the name Dunsmuir is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Dunsmuir in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Dunsmuir lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north of the Dunsmuir that is located in Siskiyou County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunsmuir ...
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.
- Deetz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flume ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Pierce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Signal Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Butte is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Butte
- Sweetbriar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Dunsmuir 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 city such as Dunsmuir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunsmuir and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunsmuir to Yreka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,954 miles [12,800.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunsmuir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dunsmuir to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunsmuir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2073, Longitude: -122.2736 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.408 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.565 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.039 degrees. |
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