Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Hulbert Place:
  • 41.438222, -121.052750
  • 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 Old Hulbert 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
  • Since Old Hulbert Place is near Lassen County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Old Hulbert Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Hulbert 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.

• California Pines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • California Pines is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Pines
• Dibble Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
• Harper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Hot Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
• Leonard
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Leonard is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Lookout
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lookout is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <1>
• Lookout Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
• Scarface
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Scarface is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarface
• White Horse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • White Horse is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

How Far From Old Hulbert Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Hulbert Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Old Hulbert Place to Alturas, with an average speed<3> 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 198 miles [318.7 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 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 7,919 miles [12,744.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'