Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oro Fino:
  • 41.577247, -122.921300
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oro Fino

• 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oro Fino ...

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.

• Bestville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestville
  • Bestville is located in Siskiyou County
• Cheeseville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
  • Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
• Gazelle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazelle
  • Gazelle is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gazelle <2>
• Greenview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
• Hooperville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooperville
  • Hooperville is located in Siskiyou County
• Horse Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County
• Oakbar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
  • Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County
• Steelhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead
  • Steelhead is located in Siskiyou County
• Swiss Bar
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Bar
  • Swiss Bar is located in Siskiyou County

How Far From Oro Fino 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 Oro Fino to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oro Fino and extending to:

• Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oro Fino to Yreka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 220 miles [354.1 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 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 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 7,940 miles [12,778.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oro Fino. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/