Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Juniper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Juniper
- 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 Juniper:
- 41.479892, -120.572734
- 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 Juniper
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Juniper is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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
Communities Also Named Juniper ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Juniper.
There is one other community in California which is also named Juniper.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Juniper lies 2,624 miles [4,222.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Juniper that is located in Modoc County.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper ...
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.
- California Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
- Christensen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Dibble Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <5>
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
- Lakeview Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Likely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
- Likely is located in Modoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <5>
- Sage Hen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Surprise Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
- Surprise Station is located in Modoc County
How Far From Juniper 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 Juniper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Juniper and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Juniper to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Juniper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Juniper 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Juniper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Juniper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Juniper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4799, Longitude: -120.5727 In this case, the coordinates for Juniper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Juniper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.014 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.924 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.965 degrees. |