Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prize:
  • 39.056562, -122.015803
  • 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 Prize

• 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 Colusa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Colusa County
  • Since Prize is near Sutter County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Sutter County
  • eBird sighting report for Yolo 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prize ...

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.

• College City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College City <1>
• Grand Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
• Hershey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • Hershey is located in Yolo County
• Joesphine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joesphine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joesphine
  • Joesphine is located in Sutter County
• Lira
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lira
  • Lira is located in Sutter County
• Meridian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
• Moons Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
  • Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
• Progress
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Progress is located in Sutter County

How Far From Prize 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 Prize 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<3> community of Prize once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Prize and extending to:

• Colusa, which is the Seat of Colusa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Prize to Colusa, with an average speed<5> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 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 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/