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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 Hunter Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunter Place and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hunter Place:
- 40.179308, -124.015315
- 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 Hunter Place
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Hunter Place is near Mendocino County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Hunter Place
Communities Also Named Hunter Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Hunter Place.
Within California, the name Hunter Place is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,508 miles [4,036.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hunter Place that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hunter Place.
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This Hunter Place is located in Eddy County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunter Place that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Hunter Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunter Place ...
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.
- Bull Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bull Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Cooks Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Honeydew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenny
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenny is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
- Pepperwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
- Redcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shelter Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steelhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steelhead is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead
- Thorn Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thorn Junction is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Junction
How Far From Hunter Place 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 Hunter Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunter Place and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hunter Place to Eureka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,473 miles [3,979.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 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 8,050 miles [12,955.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hunter Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hunter Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunter Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1793, Longitude: -124.0153 In this case, the coordinates for Hunter Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.155 degrees. |
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