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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 Fielding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fielding and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fielding:
    • 40.674275, -122.526959
    • 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 Fielding
  • 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

Communities Also Named Fielding ...

We found five communities that share the name Fielding.

Within California, the name Fielding is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Cherokee County
      • This Fielding is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fielding that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Fielding.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fielding lies 2,723 miles [4,382.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fielding that is located in Shasta County.
    • Ontario
      • This Fielding lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fielding that is located in Shasta County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Fielding lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fielding that is located in Shasta County.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Fielding is located in Box Elder County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fielding that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Fielding.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fielding ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Churntown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Churntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
    • Churntown is located in Shasta County
    • Former name for Churntown:
    • One Wagon Town
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Churntown
    • From Fielding to Churntown
  • French Gulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hart ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Shasta County
    • Hart has also been known as:
    • Hart Village
    • Hart's Camp
  • Hogtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
    • Hogtown is located in Shasta County
  • Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minnesota
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Minnesota is located in Shasta County
  • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Fielding once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fielding and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fielding to Redding, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,993 miles [12,863.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fielding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fielding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6743, Longitude: -122.5270    
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fielding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Fielding to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.574 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.738 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.21 degrees.




 

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