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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 Shumway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shumway 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 Shumway:
- 40.696842, -120.491060
- 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 Shumway
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Shumway
Communities Also Named Shumway ...
We found two communities that are also named Shumway.
Within California, the name Shumway is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- This Shumway is located in Navajo County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shumway that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Shumway.
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- This Shumway is located in Effingham County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the east of the Shumway that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Shumway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shumway ...
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.
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crest is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Ravendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheepshead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Stones Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stones Landing is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Susanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Viewland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viewland is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland
How Far From Shumway 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 Shumway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shumway and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shumway to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 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 7,957 miles [12,805.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Shumway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shumway 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 Shumway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6968, Longitude: -120.4911 In this case, the coordinates for Shumway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.939 degrees. |
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