Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halls Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halls Flat
- 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 Halls Flat:
- 40.755998, -121.259138
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Halls Flat
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Halls Flat is near Shasta County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- eBird sighting report for Plumas 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Flat ...
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.
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Dixie Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Dixie Crossing is located in Lassen County
- Drakesbad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Fall River Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
- Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <2>
- Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Shasta County
- Hat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Hat Creek is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hat Creek <2>
- Little Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Lassen County
- Old Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station
- Old Station is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Station <2>
- Sheepshead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheepshead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
- Summertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Summertown is located in Shasta County
How Far From Halls Flat to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Halls Flat 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<3> community of Halls Flat once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Halls Flat and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halls Flat to Susanville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). 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 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 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 7,967 miles [12,821.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Halls Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Halls Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7560, Longitude: -121.2591 In this case, the coordinates for Halls Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Halls Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.488 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.414 degrees. |