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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 Opegoi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Opegoi 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 Opegoi:
- 41.259571, -123.606171
- 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 Opegoi
- 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 Opegoi is near Siskiyou County and also Del Norte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte 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 Opegoi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Opegoi ...
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.
- Dyer Place ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyer Place is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Place
- Elk Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Forks of Salmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jack Harveys Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Crossing is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Martins Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Ferry is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peak Eight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
- Willow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Opegoi 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 Opegoi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Opegoi once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Opegoi and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Opegoi to Eureka, with an average speed<4> 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,972 miles [12,829.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Opegoi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Opegoi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Opegoi 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 Opegoi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2596, Longitude: -123.6062 In this case, the coordinates for Opegoi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.903 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.88 degrees. |
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