Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lang Crossing:
  • 39.318790, -120.657157
  • 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 Lang Crossing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lang Crossing ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Bear Valley ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Crystal Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Democrat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Democrat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
• Drum ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Drum is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
• Emigrant Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <1>
• Forebay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forebay is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
• Junction House
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Junction House is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
• Midas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Midas is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
• Rainbow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow

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

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

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lang Crossing to Nevada City, 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 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 8,049 miles [12,953.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'