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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 Fitzpatrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick:
- 40.707652, -122.146113
- 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 Fitzpatrick
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Fitzpatrick is near Tehama County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Fitzpatrick
Communities Also Named Fitzpatrick ...
We found eight communities that are also named Fitzpatrick.
Within California, the name Fitzpatrick is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Fitzpatrick.
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fitzpatrick [Lee County].
- Georgia
- Twiggs County
- This Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Fitzpatrick.
- Michigan
- Iosco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fitzpatrick [Iosco County].
- Oscoda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fitzpatrick [Oscoda County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Fitzpatrick lies 2,926 miles [4,708.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Shasta County.
- Quebec
- This Fitzpatrick lies 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Shasta County.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Fitzpatrick is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Fitzpatrick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitzpatrick ...
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.
- Bullskin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bullskin is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
- Bully Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Copper City is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Henryford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henryford is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryford
- Ingot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ingot is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
- Former names for Ingot:
- Afterthought
- Silverton
- Mountain Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
- Former names for Mountain Gate:
- Bass
- Fish's Station
- Oak Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tunnel Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Inn is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Inn
How Far From Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick 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<4> community of Fitzpatrick once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fitzpatrick and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fitzpatrick to Redding, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 151 miles [243 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 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,985 miles [12,850.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fitzpatrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fitzpatrick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Fitzpatrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7077, Longitude: -122.1461 In this case, the coordinates for Fitzpatrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.362 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.97 degrees. |
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