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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 Mount Hebron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Hebron and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mount Hebron:
- 41.787094, -122.004174
- 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 Mount Hebron
- 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Mount Hebron is near Klamath County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 Mount Hebron
Communities Also Named Mount Hebron ...
We found five communities that are also named Mount Hebron.
Within California, the name Mount Hebron is unique.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Greene County
- This Mount Hebron is located in Greene County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Hebron that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Hebron.
- Marshall County
- This Mount Hebron is located in Marshall County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km] to the east of the Mount Hebron that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Hebron.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This Mount Hebron is located in Jackson Parish and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Hebron that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Mount Hebron.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Mount Hebron is located in Howard County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Hebron that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mount Hebron.
- New Brunswick
- This Mount Hebron lies 2,770 miles [4,457.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Hebron that is located in Siskiyou County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Hebron ...
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.
- Andesite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andesite is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andesite
- Bogus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
- Cougar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Klamath County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dorris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Jerome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Leaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leaf is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Little Shasta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
- Upper Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossing
How Far From Mount Hebron 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 Mount Hebron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Hebron and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Hebron to Yreka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,147 miles [11,502 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 7,912 miles [12,733.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mount Hebron 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 Mount Hebron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7871, Longitude: -122.0042 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Hebron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.853 degrees. |
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