Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mina and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mina
- 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 Mina:
- 39.964874, -123.358352
- 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 Mina
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Mina is near Trinity County and also Humboldt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Mina ...
We found nine communities that share the name Mina.
Within California, the name Mina is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Darke County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Mina.
- Williams County
- This Mina is located in Williams County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mina that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Mina.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mina ...
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.
- Bob Hoaglin Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Hoaglin Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Hoaglin Place
- Bob Hoaglin Place is located in Trinity County
- Delmonico Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmonico Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmonico Place
- Delmonico Place is located in Mendocino County
- Heath Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Place
- Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
- Island Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mountain
- Island Mountain is located in Trinity County
- Jim Leggett Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Leggett Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Leggett Place
- Jim Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
- Ralph Leggett Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph Leggett Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Leggett Place
- Ralph Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
- River Garden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Garden
- River Garden is located in Mendocino County
- Spyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Mina 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 Mina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mina and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mina to Ukiah, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 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 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mina 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9649, Longitude: -123.3584 In this case, the coordinates for Mina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 Mina 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 341.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.465 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.743 degrees. |