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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 Standish, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Standish and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Standish:
    • 40.365201, -120.422808
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Standish
  • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Lassen County
    • Since Standish is near Plumas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Plumas 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Standish ...

We found six communities that share the name Standish.

Within California, the name Standish is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Standish [Leavenworth County].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Standish is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,528 miles [4,068.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Standish that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Standish.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Standish is located in Plymouth County and lies 2,545 miles [4,095.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Standish that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Standish.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac County
      • This Standish is located in Arenac County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Standish that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Standish.
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • This Standish is located in Carroll County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<2> to the east of the Standish that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Standish.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Standish is located in Clinton County and lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Standish that is located in Lassen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Standish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Standish ...

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 north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Lassen County
  • Buntingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buntingville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
    • Buntingville is located in Lassen County
  • Herlong
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herlong Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herlong Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
    • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
  • Horse Lake ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
    • Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Susanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Viewland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland
    • Viewland is located in Lassen County

How Far From Standish to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Standish to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Standish and extending to:

  • Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Standish to Susanville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,977 miles [12,837.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Standish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Standish could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Standish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Standish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3652, Longitude: -120.4228    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Standish to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.79 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.596 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.905 degrees.









 

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