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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Omira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Omira and the surrounding area.
- 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 Omira:
- 39.966849, -120.077426
- 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 Omira
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Omira is near Plumas County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Omira
Curious and Interesting Names Near Omira ...
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.
- Border Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
- Chats ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chats is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chats
- Cold Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Crow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crow is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Heinz ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heinz is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinz
- Herlong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herlong Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
- Kerby ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Stacy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stacy is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
How Far From Omira 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 Omira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Omira and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Omira to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 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 7,996 miles [12,868.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Omira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Omira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9668, Longitude: -120.0774 In this case, the coordinates for Omira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.465 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.702 degrees. |
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