Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lynchburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg:
- 39.505489, -121.536389
- 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 Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg is near Yuba County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Lynchburg ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Lynchburg.
Within California, the name Lynchburg is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lynchburg.
- Hinds County
- This Lynchburg is located in Hinds County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km] to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Lynchburg.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Lynchburg is located in Laclede County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Lynchburg.
- Nodaway County
- Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Lynchburg.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lynchburg.
- Highland County
- This Lynchburg is located in Highland County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km] to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Lynchburg.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lynchburg [Campbell County].
- Lynchburg City
- This Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City and lies 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Lynchburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchburg ...
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.
- Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
- Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
- Land ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lava Beds ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lorraine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Quartz ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Vista Robles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
- Vista Robles is located in Butte County
- Wicks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
- Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
How Far From Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lynchburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynchburg and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lynchburg to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5055, Longitude: -121.5364 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lynchburg 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lynchburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.561 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.611 degrees. |