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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 Orrs Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orrs Springs 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 Orrs Springs:
- 39.229470, -123.365309
- 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 Orrs Springs
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Orrs Springs is near Lake County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Orrs Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orrs Springs ...
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.
- Asylum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Cape Horn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
- De Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Camp is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Melbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Potter Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Presswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Presswood is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presswood
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Shake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shake City is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
- Soda Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Orrs Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orrs Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orrs Springs and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orrs Springs to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 2,456 miles [3,952.5 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 7,337 miles [11,807.8 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 8,102 miles [13,038.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orrs Springs) 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 Orrs Springs 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 Orrs Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2295, Longitude: -123.3653 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.15 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.753 degrees. |
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