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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 Lyonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyonsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lyonsville:
    • 40.309325, -121.738039
    • 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 Lyonsville
  • 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 Lyonsville ...

We found six communities that share the name Lyonsville.

Within California, the name Lyonsville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Fayette County
      • This Lyonsville is located in Fayette County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lyonsville that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lyonsville.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lyonsville [Dickinson County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Lyonsville is located in Franklin County and lies 2,505 miles [4,031.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lyonsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Lyonsville is located in Morris County and lies 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Lyonsville.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Lyonsville is located in Ulster County and lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Lyonsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Lyonsville is located in Nicholas County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lyonsville that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Lyonsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyonsville ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Cedar Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Childs Meadows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Meadows
    • Childs Meadows is located in Tehama County
  • Grapevine Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
    • Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Mineral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shingletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Six-Bit Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six-Bit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
    • Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Summerville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Twentymile Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentymile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
    • Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Yellowjacket
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowjacket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket
    • Yellowjacket is located in Tehama County

How Far From Lyonsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lyonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lyonsville to Red Bluff, 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 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 2,354 miles [3,788.4 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 7,238 miles [11,648.4 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 8,004 miles [12,881.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lyonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3093, Longitude: -121.7380       In this case, the coordinates for Lyonsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Lyonsville 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.
<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 Lyonsville 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 339.881 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.893 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.723 degrees.




 

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