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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 McArthur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McArthur 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 McArthur:
    • 41.331561, -120.537455
    • 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 McArthur
  • 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Modoc County
    • Since McArthur is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 McArthur ...

We found seven communities that share the name McArthur.

There is one other community in California which is also named McArthur.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Shasta County
      • This McArthur is located in Shasta County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McArthur that is located in Modoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of McArthur.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This McArthur is located in Desha County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east of the McArthur that is located in Modoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of McArthur.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery 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 Georgia community of McArthur [Montgomery County].
    • Idaho
      • Boundary County
      • This McArthur is located in Boundary County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McArthur that is located in Modoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of McArthur.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • North Dakota
      • Pembina County
      • This McArthur is located in Pembina County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McArthur that is located in Modoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of McArthur.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This McArthur is located in Vinton County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the east of the McArthur that is located in Modoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of McArthur.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McArthur ...

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.

  • California Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
    • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Christensen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christensen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
    • Christensen is located in Modoc County
  • Dibble Place
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
    • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Eagleville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Harper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Juniper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Modoc County
  • Lakeview Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
    • Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Likely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sage Hen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Hen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
    • Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
  • Scotty Place
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotty Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
    • Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
  • Surprise Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station
    • Surprise Station is located in Modoc County

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

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

  • Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McArthur to Alturas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 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 7,916 miles [12,739.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

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 from Point A (ie- McArthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McArthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3316, Longitude: -120.5375       In this case, the coordinates for McArthur 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 McArthur 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 McArthur 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 338.972 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.866 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.948 degrees.









 

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