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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 Red Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff and the surrounding area.
- 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 Red Bluff:
- 40.176622, -122.234166
- 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 Red Bluff
- 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Since Red Bluff is near Shasta County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Red Bluff
Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Red Bluff.
Within California, the name Red Bluff is unique.
Beyond California, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Red Bluff [Jefferson County].
- Little River County
- This Red Bluff is located in Little River County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<2> to the east of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Red Bluff.
- British Columbia
- This Red Bluff lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the north of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km]<2> to the east of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Red Bluff.
- Camden County
- This Red Bluff is located in Camden County and lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km] to the east of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Red Bluff.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Red Bluff [Montgomery County].
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Red Bluff is located in Madison County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Red Bluff.
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This Red Bluff is located in Eddy County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Red Bluff.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County and lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<2> to the east of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Red Bluff.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Red Bluff is located in Harris County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Red Bluff.
- Jackson County
- This Red Bluff is located in Jackson County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km] to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Red Bluff.
- Reeves County
- This Red Bluff is located in Reeves County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Red Bluff.
- San Saba County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in San Saba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Red Bluff.
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Red Bluff [Wythe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff ...
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.
- Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blunt is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- Clarkville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dairyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Ensign ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ensign is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Place ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irish Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
- Jellys Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry
- Leonard Place ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Tenmile ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
How Far From Red Bluff 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 city such as Red Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bluff and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Bluff to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,255 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 8,021 miles [12,908.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Red Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Red Bluff 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Red Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1766, Longitude: -122.2342 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.368 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.035 degrees. |
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