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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 Signal Butte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Signal Butte 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 Signal Butte:
- 41.280155, -122.188618
- 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 Signal Butte
- 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 Signal Butte 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 Signal Butte
Communities Also Named Signal Butte ...
We found one communities that are also named Signal Butte.
Within California, the name Signal Butte is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Signal Butte in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Rosebud County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Signal Butte [Rosebud County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Signal Butte ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
- Flume ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flume is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flume
- Graham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hotlum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hotlum is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotlum
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pierce is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Sweetbriar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Weed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Signal Butte 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 Signal Butte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Signal Butte and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Signal Butte to Yreka, with an average speed<4> 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south (S). 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 2,363 miles [3,802.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 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 7,948 miles [12,791.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Signal Butte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Signal Butte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Signal Butte 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 Signal Butte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2802, Longitude: -122.1886 In this case, the coordinates for Signal Butte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.491 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.983 degrees. |
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