Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Station:
  • 40.67539, -121.430813
  • 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 Station

• 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 Old Station is near Lassen County and also Plumas 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 Plumas 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 Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Station ...

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.

• Childs Meadows
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Childs Meadows is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Meadows
• Dixie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dixie Crossing
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Drakesbad
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Drakesbad is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesbad
• Fall River Mills
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River Mills
  • From Old Station to Fall River Mills
• Four Corners
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Halls Flat ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Flat is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Flat
• Hat Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hat Creek is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hat Creek <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hat Creek
  • From Old Station to Hat Creek
• Little Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Valley is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
• Summertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summertown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown

How Far From Old Station 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 Station 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 Station and extending to:

• Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Station 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 most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 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 7,209 miles [11,601.8 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 7,975 miles [12,834.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'