Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Iron Horse:
  • 39.788234, -120.496882
  • 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 Iron Horse

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Iron Horse is near Sierra County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Iron Horse ...

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.

• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Plumas County
• Kerby ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
  • Kerby is located in Plumas County
• Lake Davis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
  • Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
• Mabie
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
  • Mabie is located in Plumas County
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
• Mohawk Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
• Valley Ranch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
  • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
• Whitehawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
  • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County

How Far From Iron Horse 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 Iron Horse to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Iron Horse to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 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 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

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