Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palermo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palermo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palermo
- 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 Palermo:
- 39.435431, -121.537598
- 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 Palermo
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Palermo is near Yuba County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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
Communities Also Named Palermo ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Palermo.
Within California, the name Palermo is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Palermo is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the east of the Palermo that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Palermo.
- Saint Johns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Palermo [Saint Johns County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Palermo lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Palermo that is located in Butte County.
- West Virginia
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palermo ...
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.
- Burts Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
- Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
- Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
- Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
- Land ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Lava Beds ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lorraine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Quartz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Robinsons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
- Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
- Sunnyslope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
- Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedes Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat
- Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
- Vista Robles
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
- Vista Robles is located in Butte County
How Far From Palermo 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 Palermo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palermo and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Palermo to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,057 miles [12,966.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palermo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Palermo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palermo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4354, Longitude: -121.5376 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Palermo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Palermo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.55 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.613 degrees. |