Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Ornbaun Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Ornbaun Hot Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Ornbaun Hot Springs

• 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 Ornbaun Hot Springs:
  • 38.912403, -123.310841
  • 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 Ornbaun Hot Springs

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Old Ornbaun Hot Springs is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Ornbaun Hot Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Ornbaun Hot Springs ...

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.

• Anchor Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anchor Bay is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor Bay <1>
• Asylum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Asylum is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Cloverdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <1>
• Fish Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
• German
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • German is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Hermitage ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hopland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hopland is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopland <1>
• Little Penny
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Penny is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Penny
• Oasis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oasis is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Sea Ranch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sea Ranch is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Ranch <1>
• Signal Port
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Signal Port is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Port
  • Signal Port has also been known as:
  • Hardscratch
• Valley Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Valley Crossing is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing

How Far From Old Ornbaun Hot Springs 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 Old Ornbaun Hot Springs 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 Ornbaun Hot Springs and extending to:

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Ornbaun Hot Springs to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 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 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'