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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 Johnsons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons 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 Johnsons:
- 41.350872, -123.873555
- 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 Johnsons
- 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 Johnsons is near Del Norte County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Johnsons
Communities Also Named Johnsons ...
We found nine communities that are also named Johnsons.
Within California, the name Johnsons is unique.
Beyond California, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Johnsons [Washington County].
- Georgia
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Johnsons [Jefferson County].
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Johnsons [Christian County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Johnsons [Montgomery County].
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Johnsons [Scott County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Johnsons [Hunterdon County].
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Johnsons [Montgomery County].
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Johnsons [Trumbull County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Johnsons is located in Salt Lake County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the east of the Johnsons that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Johnsons.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons ...
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.
- Big Lagoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lagoon is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lagoon Rancheria is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Dyer Place ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dyer Place is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Place
- Elk Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- False Klamath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- False Klamath is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Klamath
- Kings Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Crossing is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Martins Ferry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Ferry is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patricks Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patricks Point is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Point
- Peak Eight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
How Far From Johnsons 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 Johnsons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsons and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons to Eureka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 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 7,970 miles [12,826.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Johnsons could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Johnsons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Johnsons 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 Johnsons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3509, Longitude: -123.8736 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.048 degrees. |
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