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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 French Gulch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Gulch 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 French Gulch:
- 40.703204, -122.637616
- 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 French Gulch
- 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 French Gulch is near Trinity County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 French Gulch
Communities Also Named French Gulch ...
We found one communities that are also named French Gulch.
Within California, the name French Gulch is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named French Gulch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of French Gulch [Deer Lodge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Gulch ...
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.
- Bucktail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bucktail is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktail
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hart ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hart is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hart has also been known as:
- Hart Village
- Hart's Camp
- Hogtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hogtown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
- Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keno ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Minnesota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnesota is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From French Gulch 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 French Gulch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in French Gulch and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from French Gulch to Redding, with an average speed<4> 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 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,394 miles [3,852.8 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 French Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Gulch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 French Gulch 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 French Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7032, Longitude: -122.6376 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.279 degrees. |
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