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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 Likely Rancheria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Likely Rancheria 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 Likely Rancheria:
- 41.204769, -120.478830
- 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 Likely Rancheria
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Likely Rancheria is near Lassen County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- 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 Likely Rancheria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Likely Rancheria ...
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.
- California Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- California Pines is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
- Christensen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Dibble Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Place
- Juniper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Juniper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lakeview Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Likely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sage Hen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
- Scotty Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
How Far From Likely Rancheria 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 Likely Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Likely Rancheria and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Likely Rancheria to Alturas, 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 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 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Likely Rancheria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Likely Rancheria 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 Likely Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2048, Longitude: -120.4788 In this case, the coordinates for Likely Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.912 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.916 degrees. |
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