Ingot (Shasta County, CA) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingot

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 Ingot:
- 40.727576, -122.078825
- 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 Ingot

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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Ingot is near Tehama County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Ingot ...

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.

Bullskin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
- Bullskin is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bullskin
- From Ingot to Bullskin
Bully Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bully Hill
- From Ingot to Bully Hill
Copper City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copper City
- From Ingot to Copper City
Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elizabethtown
- From Ingot to Elizabethtown
Fern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fern
- From Ingot to Fern
Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Furnaceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Furnaceville
- From Ingot to Furnaceville
Oak Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
- Oak Run is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Run <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Run
- From Ingot to Oak Run
Round Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Round Mountain
- From Ingot to Round Mountain

How Far From Ingot to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ingot to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ingot and extending to:

Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ingot to Redding, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,217 miles [11,614.6 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 7,982 miles [12,845.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7276, Longitude: -122.0788
<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 Ingot 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 340.203 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.298 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.927 degrees.