Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gate Place:
  • 39.929065, -120.577720
  • 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 Gate Place

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Gate Place is near Sierra County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Gate Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gate Place ...

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.

• Bells Bar ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bells Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Bar
• Crow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crow is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Greenhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenhorn is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
• Iron Horse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
• Kerby ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerby is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
• Lake Davis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
• Lovejoy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lovejoy is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Mabie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mabie is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Mohawk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Mohawk Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
• Spring Garden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
• Two Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gate Place and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gate Place to Quincy, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'