Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Obie:
  • 41.169605, -121.714714
  • 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 Obie

• 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
  • Since Obie is near Siskiyou County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Obie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Obie ...

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.

• Dana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Day
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Day is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Fall River Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <1>
• Four Corners
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glenburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
• Hambone ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
• Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
• Slagger ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
• White Horse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • White Horse is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

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

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

• Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Obie to Redding, with an average speed<3> 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 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 7,947 miles [12,789.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'