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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 Lowrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowrey 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 Lowrey:
    • 40.013765, -122.553335
    • 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 Lowrey
  • 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
    • Since Lowrey is near Glenn County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Lowrey

Communities Also Named Lowrey ...

We found two communities that are also named Lowrey.

Within California, the name Lowrey is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Tippah County
      • This Lowrey is located in Tippah County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lowrey that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Lowrey.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Lowrey is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lowrey that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lowrey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrey ...

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.

  • Cold Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Fork is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Fork
  • Deadman Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
  • Fowler Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fowler Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Place
  • Griffin Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Griffin Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Place
  • Hammer Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
  • Haven Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Haven Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
  • Irish Place ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Irish Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
  • Leonard Place ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
  • Mary Ellen Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
  • Mitchell Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
  • Pettyjohn Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
  • Red Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Skinner Mill Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowrey and extending to:

  • Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lowrey to Red Bluff, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lowrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lowrey 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 Lowrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0138, Longitude: -122.5533       In this case, the coordinates for Lowrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.537 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.237 degrees.