Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Platina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Platina and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Platina
- 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 Platina:
- 40.359005, -122.894361
- 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 Platina
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Platina is near Trinity County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Platina ...
We found one communities that share the name Platina.
Within California, the name Platina is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Platina in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Platina ...
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.
- Beegum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Cold Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Hammer Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Place
- Hammer Place is located in Tehama County
- Haven Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Haven Place is located in Tehama County
- Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Murphy Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Place
- Murphy Place is located in Trinity County
- Peanut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Peanut is located in Trinity County
- Penney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Pettyjohn Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyjohn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
- Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
- Rosewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Skinner Mill Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Mill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place
- Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>
How Far From Platina 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 Platina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Platina and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Platina to Redding, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 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 8,020 miles [12,906.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Platina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Platina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Platina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Platina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3590, Longitude: -122.8944 |
| <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 Platina 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 340.855 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.058 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.446 degrees. |