Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fickle Hill:
  • 40.864369, -124.042942
  • 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 Fickle Hill

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Fickle Hill is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fickle Hill ...

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.

• Alliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Humboldt County
• Cutten
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten
  • Cutten is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutten <1>
• Eureka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
• Fieldbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
  • Fieldbrook is located in Humboldt County
• Fisher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Humboldt County
• Freshwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
  • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
• Freshwater Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
  • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
• Kneeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Kneeland is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kneeland <1>
• Manila
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manila have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Humboldt County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fickle Hill and extending to:

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fickle Hill to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fickle Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/