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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 Grizzlie Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grizzlie Place 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 Grizzlie Place:
- 41.900998, -120.640517
- 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 Grizzlie 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Grizzlie Place is near Lake County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Grizzlie Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grizzlie 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.
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Five Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Lake County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs is located in Lake County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Juniper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Juniper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- New Idaho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Idaho is located in Lake County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idaho
- Surprise Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise Station is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
- Willow Ranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Ranch is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ranch
How Far From Grizzlie Place 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 Grizzlie Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grizzlie Place and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Grizzlie Place to Alturas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,881 miles [12,683.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Grizzlie Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grizzlie Place 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 Grizzlie Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9010, Longitude: -120.6405 In this case, the coordinates for Grizzlie Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.993 degrees. |
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