Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seneca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seneca and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seneca
- 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 Seneca:
- 40.111490, -121.083974
- 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 Seneca
- 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Since Seneca is near Lassen County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Seneca ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Seneca.
Within California, the name Seneca is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Seneca is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km]<2> to the east of the Seneca that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Seneca.
- Lake County
- This Seneca is located in Lake County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km] to the east of the Seneca that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Seneca.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Keweenaw County
- This Seneca is located in Keweenaw County and lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Seneca that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Seneca.
- Lenawee County
- This Seneca is located in Lenawee County and lies 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km] to the east northeast of the Seneca that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Seneca.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Seneca.
- Seneca 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 Ohio community of Seneca [Seneca County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This Seneca is located in Grant County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Seneca that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Seneca.
- Lane 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 Oregon community of Seneca [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seneca ...
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.
- Caribou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Plumas County
- Grays Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
- Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 Plumas County
- Indian Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
- Longville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Plumas County
- Moccasin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Plumas County
- Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <5>
- Round Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Plumas County
- Twain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain
- Twain is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twain <5>
How Far From Seneca to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seneca 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 community of Seneca once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Seneca and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seneca to Quincy, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,239 miles [11,650 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 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
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 Seneca, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seneca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seneca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1115, Longitude: -121.0840 In this case, the coordinates for Seneca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Seneca 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> | 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 Seneca 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 339.316 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.21 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.32 degrees. |