Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sherburns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherburns and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sherburns
- 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 Sherburns:
- 39.825988, -123.083898
- 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 Sherburns
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Sherburns is near Tehama County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- eBird sighting report for Glenn 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 Sherburns ...
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.
- Carpenter Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
- Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
- Copper City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Glenn County
- Delmonico Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmonico Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmonico Place
- Delmonico Place is located in Mendocino County
- Four Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
- Four Pines is located in Lake County
- Hardy Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Place
- Hardy Place is located in Mendocino County
- Hays Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
- Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
- Heath Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Place
- Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
- Indian Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Mendocino County
- Jenks Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
- Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lone Star is located in Glenn County
- Marks Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Place
- Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Woodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Sherburns 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 Sherburns 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<2> community of Sherburns once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sherburns and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sherburns to Ukiah, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Sherburns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherburns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherburns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8260, Longitude: -123.0839 In this case, the coordinates for Sherburns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sherburns to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.167 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.572 degrees. |