Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hollenbeck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollenbeck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hollenbeck
- 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 Hollenbeck:
- 41.461830, -121.283316
- 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 Hollenbeck
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Hollenbeck is near Siskiyou County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollenbeck ...
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.
- Bieber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Bieber is located in Lassen County
- Day
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Hambone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Lookout
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <2>
- Lookout Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
- Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
- Mammoth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Pumpkin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lassen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pumpkin Center <2>
- Scarface
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Slagger ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Modoc County
How Far From Hollenbeck 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 Hollenbeck 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 Hollenbeck once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hollenbeck and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hollenbeck to Alturas, 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 199 miles [320.3 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,315 miles [3,725.6 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 7,155 miles [11,514.9 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 7,921 miles [12,747.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Hollenbeck, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hollenbeck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollenbeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4618, Longitude: -121.2833 In this case, the coordinates for Hollenbeck 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 Hollenbeck 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 339.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.622 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.41 degrees. |