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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 Spalding Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spalding Tract 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 Spalding Tract:
- 40.652949, -120.771901
- 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 Spalding Tract
- 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 Spalding Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spalding Tract ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Coppervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coppervale is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppervale
- Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crest is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Dixie Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Ravendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robbers Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robbers Creek is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbers Creek
- Sheepshead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Stones Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stones Landing is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Susanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Spalding Tract 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 Spalding Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spalding Tract and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spalding Tract to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 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 7,965 miles [12,818.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spalding Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spalding Tract 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 Spalding Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6529, Longitude: -120.7719 In this case, the coordinates for Spalding Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.114 degrees. |
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