Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Staffords Crossing:
  • 40.516534, -123.087804
  • 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 Staffords Crossing

• 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Since Staffords Crossing is near Shasta County and also Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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 Staffords Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Staffords Crossing ...

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.

• Beegum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beegum is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
• Forest Glen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Glen is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Friend Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Friend Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Place
• Hayfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayfork is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfork <1>
• Junction City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Junction City is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
• Knob
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
  • Knob has also been known as:
  • Knob Gulch
• Luckie Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Luckie Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckie Place
• Murphy Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy Place is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Place
• Peanut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peanut is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
• Weaverville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaverville is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <1>
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <1>

How Far From Staffords Crossing 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 Staffords Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Staffords Crossing and extending to:

• Weaverville, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Staffords Crossing to Weaverville, 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 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 8,013 miles [12,895.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'