Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shippee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shippee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shippee
- 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 Shippee:
- 39.539886, -121.688030
- 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 Shippee
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Shippee is near Glenn County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Shippee ...
We found one communities that share the name Shippee.
Within California, the name Shippee is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Shippee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shippee ...
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.
- Bloomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Burts Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
- Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Dodgeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Land ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lava Beds ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lorraine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Quartz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Vista Robles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
- Vista Robles is located in Butte County
- Wicks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
- Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
How Far From Shippee 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 Shippee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shippee and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Shippee to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 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 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shippee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shippee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shippee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5399, Longitude: -121.6880 In this case, the coordinates for Shippee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Shippee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.704 degrees. |