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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 Karlo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Karlo 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 Karlo:
- 40.550455, -120.315496
- 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 Karlo
- 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 Karlo is near Washoe County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Karlo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Karlo ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Buntingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buntingville is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
- Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crest is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Janesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Susanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Viewland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Viewland is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland
How Far From Karlo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Karlo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Karlo once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Karlo and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Karlo to Susanville, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,278 miles [3,666.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 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 7,963 miles [12,815.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Karlo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Karlo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Karlo 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 Karlo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5505, Longitude: -120.3155 In this case, the coordinates for Karlo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.834 degrees. |
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