Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 K Flourney:
  • 41.223228, -120.531342
  • 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 K Flourney

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
  • Since K Flourney is near Lassen County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 K Flourney

Curious and Interesting Names Near K Flourney ...

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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
• Christensen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Christensen is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
• Dibble Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
• Evans Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans Place is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Place
• Harper
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Juniper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Juniper is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Lakeview Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
• Likely
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Likely is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <1>
• Sage Hen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
• Scotty Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place

How Far From K Flourney 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 K Flourney to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from K Flourney to Alturas, 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 five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 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 7,923 miles [12,750.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'