Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hornbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hornbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hornbrook
- 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 Hornbrook:
- 41.910723, -122.559394
- 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 Hornbrook
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Hornbrook is near Jackson County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Klamath 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
Communities Also Named Hornbrook ...
We found one communities that share the name Hornbrook.
Within California, the name Hornbrook is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Hornbrook in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hornbrook ...
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.
- Bogus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cinnabar Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnabar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Springs
- Cinnabar Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hilt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jims Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Little Shasta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
- Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Mistletoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Swiss Bar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Hornbrook 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 Hornbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hornbrook and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hornbrook to Yreka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,913 miles [12,734.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hornbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hornbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hornbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9107, Longitude: -122.5594 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hornbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.951 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.20 degrees. |