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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 Pekwan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pekwan 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 Pekwan:
- 41.342901, -123.852567
- 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 Pekwan
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Pekwan is near Del Norte County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pekwan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pekwan ...
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.
- Big Lagoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lagoon is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lagoon Rancheria is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Dyer Place ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dyer Place is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Place
- Elk Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Kings Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Crossing is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Martins Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Ferry is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peak Eight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
How Far From Pekwan 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 Pekwan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Pekwan once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pekwan and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pekwan to Eureka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 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 7,970 miles [12,826.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pekwan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pekwan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pekwan 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 Pekwan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3429, Longitude: -123.8526 In this case, the coordinates for Pekwan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.161 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.035 degrees. |
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