Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lovelock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovelock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lovelock
- 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 Lovelock:
- 39.891272, -121.577751
- 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 Lovelock
- 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 Lovelock is near Plumas County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas 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
Communities Also Named Lovelock ...
We found three communities that share the name Lovelock.
Within California, the name Lovelock is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lovelock [Humboldt County].
- Pershing County
- This Lovelock is located in Pershing County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the east of the Lovelock that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Lovelock.
- Utah
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovelock ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Butte County
- Dodge Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
- Dodge Place is located in Butte County
- Flea Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flea Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
- Flea Valley is located in Butte County
- Helltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Irish Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
- Irish Town is located in Butte County
- Mineral Slide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Slide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Slide
- Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>
- Paradise Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
- Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
- Toadtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Lovelock 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 Lovelock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovelock and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lovelock to Oroville, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 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 8,028 miles [12,919.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lovelock. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lovelock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Lovelock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lovelock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8913, Longitude: -121.5778 In this case, the coordinates for Lovelock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lovelock 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 339.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.666 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.631 degrees. |