Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stirling City:
  • 39.907443, -121.528365
  • 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 Stirling City

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Stirling City is near Plumas County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Stirling City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stirling City ...

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.

• Big Bar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bar is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Bar
  • From Stirling City to Big Bar
• Dodge Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dodge Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
• Flea Valley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flea Valley is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
• Helltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Helltown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
• Irish Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Irish Town is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
• Lovelock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
• Merlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Merlin is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
• Mineral Slide
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Slide
• Paradise Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paradise Pines
  • From Stirling City to Paradise Pines
• Rock Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rock Creek Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek Crossing is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Crossing
• Toadtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Toadtown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown

How Far From Stirling City 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 Stirling City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stirling City and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stirling City to Oroville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,027 miles [12,918.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'