Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Irish Town

• 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 Irish Town:
  • 39.812384, -121.625807
  • 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 Irish Town

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Irish Town is near Plumas County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Irish Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irish Town ...

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.

• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Concow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Concow is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
• Deadwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deadwood is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
• Dodge Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
• Flea Valley ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flea Valley is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
• Helltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Helltown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
• Lovelock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
• Mineral Slide
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Slide
• Paradise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
• Paradise Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
• Toadtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Toadtown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown

How Far From Irish Town 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 Irish Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Irish Town and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Irish Town to Oroville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 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 8,034 miles [12,929.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'