Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pratt 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 Pratt Place:
  • 39.912928, -123.721690
  • 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 Pratt 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Pratt Place is near Humboldt County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Pratt Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratt 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.

• Cooks Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
• Empire ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Hardy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hardy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Harris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Island Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Mountain is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mountain
• Kenny
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kenny is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockport is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Spyrock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
• Twin Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Rocks is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
• Union Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Union Landing is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Pratt Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pratt Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pratt Place to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,298 miles [11,745 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 8,063 miles [12,976.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'