Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Etsel Crossing:
  • 39.785433, -123.159177
  • 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 Etsel Crossing

• 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Etsel Crossing is near Lake County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn 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 Etsel Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Etsel Crossing ...

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.

• Card Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Card Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Place
• Carpenter Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
• Four Pines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Pines is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
• Hardy Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hardy Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Place
• Heath Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Place
• Indian Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jim Leggett Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jim Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Leggett Place
• Marks Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
• Ralph Leggett Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ralph Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Leggett Place
• River Garden ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • River Garden is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Garden
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Woodman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodman is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

How Far From Etsel Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Etsel Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Etsel Crossing and extending to:

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Etsel Crossing to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 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 8,062 miles [12,974.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'