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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 Shasta Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shasta Springs 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 Shasta Springs:
- 41.246570, -122.262385
- 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 Shasta Springs
- 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Shasta Springs is near Shasta County and also Trinity 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 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 Shasta Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shasta Springs ...
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.
- Deetz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
- Flume ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Pierce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Signal Butte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Butte is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Butte
- Sweetbriar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Shasta Springs 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 Shasta Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shasta Springs and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shasta Springs to Yreka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,952 miles [12,797.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shasta Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shasta Springs 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 Shasta Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2466, Longitude: -122.2624 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.56 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.031 degrees. |
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