Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pentz:
  • 39.655163, -121.583861
  • 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 Pentz

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Pentz is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Pentz

Communities Also Named Pentz ...

We found one communities that are also named Pentz.

Within California, the name Pentz is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Pentz in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Pentz lies 2,893 miles [4,655.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pentz that is located in Butte County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pentz ...

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 Ripples ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Big Ripples is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ripples
• Bloomer ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomer is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
• Cherokee ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Concow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Concow is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
• Deadwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadwood is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
• James
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • James is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Paradise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
• Parkhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkhill is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
• Pipers ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pipers is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers
• Wicks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
• Yankee Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

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

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

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pentz to Oroville, 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 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 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'