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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 Haselbusch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haselbusch and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haselbusch:
    • 39.447387, -121.649694
    • 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 Haselbusch
  • 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 Haselbusch ...

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.

  • Burts Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
    • Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
  • Lava Beds ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Beds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Beds
    • Lava Beds is located in Butte County
  • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Longs Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
  • Lorraine ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
  • Nelson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Butte County
  • Quartz ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
    • Quartz is located in Butte County
  • Robinsons Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
  • Vista Robles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
    • Vista Robles is located in Butte County
  • Wicks Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
    • Wicks Corner is located in Butte County

How Far From Haselbusch 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 Haselbusch 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<4> community of Haselbusch once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Haselbusch and extending to:

  • Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<5> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Haselbusch to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,059 miles [12,969.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Haselbusch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haselbusch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haselbusch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4474, Longitude: -121.6497       In this case, the coordinates for Haselbusch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Haselbusch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.726 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.665 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.682 degrees.









 

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