Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shumig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shumig and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shumig

• 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 Shumig:
  • 41.135401, -124.152571
  • 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 Shumig

• 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Since Shumig is near Del Norte County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte 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 Shumig

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shumig ...

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.

• Alliance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Alliance is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Big Lagoon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Big Lagoon is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon
• Big Lagoon Rancheria
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Lagoon Rancheria is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon Rancheria
• Clam Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clam Beach is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Beach
• Elk Grove ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
• Fieldbrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fieldbrook is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
• Fisher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fisher is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Kings Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Crossing is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
• Moonstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moonstone is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstone
• Patricks Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Patricks Point is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Point

How Far From Shumig 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 Shumig 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<1> community of Shumig once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shumig and extending to:

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shumig to Eureka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,465 miles [3,967 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 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 7,988 miles [12,855.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'