Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kett:
  • 40.607094, -122.463901
  • 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 Kett

• 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
  • Since Kett is near Trinity County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Kett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kett ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckeye is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Churntown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Churntown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
  • Former name for Churntown:
  • One Wagon Town
• Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Fielding ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fielding is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
• Hart ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hart is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart has also been known as:
  • Hart Village
  • Hart's Camp
• Hogtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hogtown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
• Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
• Minnesota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Minnesota is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
• Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
• Summit City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit City is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
• Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
  • Former names for Whiskeytown:
  • Blair
  • Franklin City
  • Schilling
  • Stella
  • Whiskey Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <1>

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

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

• Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kett 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 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 7,997 miles [12,869.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'