Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Payne Place:
  • 40.233214, -121.877487
  • 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 Payne Place

• 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 Payne Place is near Shasta County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Payne Place

Communities Also Named Payne Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Payne Place.

Within California, the name Payne Place is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Payne Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • Socorro County
    • This Payne Place is located in Socorro County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Payne Place that is located in Tehama County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Payne Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne Place ...

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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Grapevine Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
• Lyonsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Six-Bit Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Tenmile ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tenmile is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
• Twentymile Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
• Yellowjacket
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Yellowjacket is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Payne Place and extending to:

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Payne Place to Red Bluff, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). 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 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 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 8,011 miles [12,892.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'