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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Shasta County
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Shasta County
- Churntown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shasta County
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hart ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hogtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Minnesota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
- Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Shasta County
- Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
- Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
- Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
- Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Whiskeytown:
- Blair
- Franklin City
- Schilling
- Stella
- Whiskey Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <3>
How Far From Kett 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 Kett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> 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]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kett to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Kett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6071, Longitude: -122.4639 In this case, the coordinates for Kett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.515 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.664 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.171 degrees. |