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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 Flournoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flournoy 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 Flournoy:
- 39.920508, -122.436503
- 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 Flournoy
- 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Since Flournoy is near Glenn County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Flournoy
Communities Also Named Flournoy ...
We found four communities that are also named Flournoy.
Within California, the name Flournoy is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Flournoy is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km]<1> to the east of the Flournoy that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Flournoy.
- Kentucky
- Union County
- This Flournoy is located in Union County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the east of the Flournoy that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Flournoy.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Flournoy is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the east of the Flournoy that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Flournoy.
- Nebraska
- Thurston County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Thurston County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Flournoy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flournoy ...
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.
- Chrome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chrome is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deadman Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Ensign ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ensign is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Fiddlers Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Griffin Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffin Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Place
- Irish Place ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irish Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
- Leonard Place ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
- Mary Ellen Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
- Mitchell Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
How Far From Flournoy 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 community such as Flournoy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flournoy and extending to:
- Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flournoy to Red Bluff, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,396 miles [3,856 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 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 8,041 miles [12,940.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flournoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Flournoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flournoy 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 Flournoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9205, Longitude: -122.4365 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.53 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.165 degrees. |
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