Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paskenta:
  • 39.884571, -122.546403
  • 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 Paskenta

• 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
  • Since Paskenta is near Glenn County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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 Paskenta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paskenta ...

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.

• Chrome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chrome is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
• Copper City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper City is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
• Deadman Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
• Fiddlers Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
• Griffin Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffin Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Place
• Hammer Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
• Irish Place ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Irish Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
• Leonard Place ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
• Lone Star ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Star
  • From Paskenta to Lone Star
• Mary Ellen Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
• Mitchell Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
• Red Bank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Bank is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Sunnyside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Paskenta and extending to:

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paskenta to Red Bluff, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,045 miles [12,947.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'