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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 Pumpkin Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pumpkin Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pumpkin Center:
    • 41.110189, -121.104873
    • 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 Pumpkin Center
  • 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 Pumpkin Center ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Pumpkin Center.

There is one other community in California which is also named Pumpkin Center.

Beyond California, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Kern County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Pumpkin Center.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Morgan County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Morgan County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Walker County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Coconino County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Gila County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Pumpkin Center [Gila County].
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Lake County and lies 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pumpkin Center [Columbia County].
    • Indiana
      • Orange County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Orange County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Washington County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Allegany County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Union County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Dallas County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Nodaway County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Onslow County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pumpkin Center [Comanche County].
      • Creek County
      • This community is historic and although located in Creek County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Muskogee County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Okmulgee County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Okmulgee County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Pumpkin Center.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Blount County and lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Bradley County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County and lies 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pumpkin Center [Monroe County].
    • Virginia
      • Bland County
      • This Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Pumpkin Center.
      • Russell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pumpkin Center [Russell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumpkin Center ...

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.

  • Bieber
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Dibble Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Place
    • Dibble Place is located in Modoc County
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Lassen County
  • Harper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Modoc County
  • Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
  • Leonard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Lassen County
  • Lookout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lookout Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
    • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Scotty Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotty Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Place
    • Scotty Place is located in Lassen County
  • Stonebreaker Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebreaker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebreaker Crossing
    • Stonebreaker Crossing is located in Lassen County

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

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

  • Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pumpkin Center to Susanville, with an average speed<6> 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 over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pumpkin Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pumpkin Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pumpkin Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1102, Longitude: -121.1049    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pumpkin Center could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Pumpkin Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pumpkin Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.424 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.391 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.309 degrees.




 

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