Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyman Springs:
  • 40.309325, -121.767762
  • 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 Lyman Springs

• 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 Lyman Springs is near Shasta County and also Butte 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 Butte 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 Lyman Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyman Springs ...

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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Childs Meadows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Childs Meadows is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Meadows
• Grapevine Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
• Lyonsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mineral
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
• Shingletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shingletown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingletown <1>
• Six-Bit Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Twentymile Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
• Yellowjacket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellowjacket is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket

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

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

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lyman Springs to Red Bluff, 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 just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south (S). 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 2,356 miles [3,791.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 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 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'