Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Olsen Crossing:
  • 40.582362, -123.662542
  • 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 Olsen Crossing

• 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Olsen Crossing is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Olsen Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olsen Crossing ...

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.

• Burnt Ranch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Ranch is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Ranch <1>
• Friend Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Friend Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Place
• Graham Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Place
• Janes Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Janes Place is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Place
• Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
• Maple Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Maple Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Pepperwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
• Redcrest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Redcrest is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcrest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redcrest <1>
• Riverside Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Park is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park

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

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

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Olsen Crossing to Eureka, 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,449 miles [3,941.3 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 7,253 miles [11,672.6 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 8,018 miles [12,903.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'