Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McGarva:
  • 41.287950, -120.561344
  • 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 McGarva

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
  • Since McGarva is near Lassen County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McGarva

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGarva ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
• Christensen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Christensen is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
• Dibble Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
• Harper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Juniper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Juniper is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Lakeview Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
• Likely
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Likely is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <1>
• Sage Hen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
• Scotty Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
• Surprise Station
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Surprise Station is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Station

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

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

• Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McGarva to Alturas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 193 miles [310.6 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 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 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'