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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 Mitchell Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell Place 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 Mitchell Place:
    • 39.959043, -122.718058
    • 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 Mitchell Place
  • 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
    • Since Mitchell Place is near Glenn County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Mitchell Place

Communities Also Named Mitchell Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Mitchell Place.

Within California, the name Mitchell Place is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Mitchell Place is located in Hidalgo County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mitchell Place that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Mitchell Place.
    • Texas
      • Brewster County
      • This Mitchell Place is located in Brewster County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mitchell Place that is located in Tehama County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Mitchell Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell Place ...

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.

  • Cold Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cold Fork is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Fork
  • Deadman Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
  • Fiddlers Green
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
  • Griffin Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Griffin Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Place
  • Hammer Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
  • Haven Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Haven Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
  • Irish Place ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Irish Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
  • Leonard Place ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
  • Mary Ellen Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
  • Pettyjohn Place
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
  • Skinner Mill Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place
  • Sunnyside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

  • Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell Place to Red Bluff, with an average speed<2> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,043 miles [12,944 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchell Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mitchell Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchell Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9590, Longitude: -122.7181       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.671 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.341 degrees.