Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hammond Crossing:
  • 41.184606, -121.591655
  • 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 Hammond Crossing

• 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
  • Since Hammond Crossing is near Shasta County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 Hammond Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammond Crossing ...

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.

• Dana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Day
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Day is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Fall River Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <1>
• Four Corners
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glenburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
• Hambone ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
• Slagger ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
• White Horse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White Horse is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

How Far From Hammond Crossing 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 Hammond Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammond Crossing and extending to:

• Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hammond Crossing to Yreka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 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 7,944 miles [12,784.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'