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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 Johnstonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnstonville 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 Johnstonville:
- 40.384341, -120.587448
- 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 Johnstonville
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Johnstonville is near Plumas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 Johnstonville
Communities Also Named Johnstonville ...
We found one communities that are also named Johnstonville.
Within California, the name Johnstonville is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Johnstonville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- This Johnstonville is located in Lamar County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east of the Johnstonville that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Johnstonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnstonville ...
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.
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Buntingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buntingville is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
- Coppervale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coppervale is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppervale
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Town is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Town
- Robbers Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Robbers Creek is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbers Creek
- Susanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viewland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Viewland is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland
How Far From Johnstonville 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 Johnstonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnstonville and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Johnstonville to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the east (E). 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 7,212 miles [11,606.6 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 7,979 miles [12,841 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Johnstonville) 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 Johnstonville 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 Johnstonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3843, Longitude: -120.5874 In this case, the coordinates for Johnstonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.007 degrees. |
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