Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kister, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kister and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kister
- 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 Kister:
- 39.822107, -121.363299
- 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 Kister
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Kister is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Kister ...
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.
- Big Bar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Flea Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flea Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
- Flea Valley is located in Butte County
- Gold Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hughes Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- Hughes Place is located in Butte County
- Junction House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Junction House is located in Butte County
- Merlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Poe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
- Rock Creek Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
- Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
- Rock Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest
- Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
How Far From Kister 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 Kister to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kister and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kister to Oroville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 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 8,029 miles [12,921.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kister. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kister) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kister. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8221, Longitude: -121.3633 In this case, the coordinates for Kister have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kister to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.522 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.499 degrees. |