Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Matheson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matheson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Matheson
- 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 Matheson:
- 40.664136, -122.461517
- 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 Matheson
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Matheson is near Trinity County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Matheson ...
We found two communities that share the name Matheson.
Within California, the name Matheson is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Ontario
- This Matheson lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Matheson that is located in Shasta County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matheson ...
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.
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buckeye
- From Matheson to Buckeye
- Churntown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Churntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Churntown is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Churntown:
- One Wagon Town
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Churntown
- From Matheson to Churntown
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fielding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Fielding is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fielding
- From Matheson to Fielding
- Hart ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hogtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Iron Mountain
- From Matheson to Iron Mountain
- Minnesota
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Project City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Project City
- Project City is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Project City
- From Matheson to Project City
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summit City
- From Matheson to Summit City
How Far From Matheson 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 Matheson 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<4> community of Matheson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Matheson and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Matheson to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 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 7,993 miles [12,863.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Matheson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matheson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6641, Longitude: -122.4615 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | 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 Matheson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Matheson 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 340.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.671 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.169 degrees. |