Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stones Landing:
  • 40.712395, -120.723290
  • 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 Stones Landing

• 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 Stones Landing

Communities Also Named Stones Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Stones Landing.

Within California, the name Stones Landing is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Stones Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Franklin Parish
    • This Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east of the Stones Landing that is located in Lassen County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Stones Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stones Landing ...

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Antelope is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
• Coppervale
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Coppervale is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppervale
• Crest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crest is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Dixie Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Horse Lake ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
• Little Valley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Valley is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
• Ravendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ravendale is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravendale <2>
• Robbers Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Robbers Creek is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbers Creek
• Sheepshead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
• Stonebreaker Crossing
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonebreaker Crossing is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebreaker Crossing
• Susanville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Susanville is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Susanville <2>

How Far From Stones Landing 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 Stones Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stones Landing to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 2,296 miles [3,695.1 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 7,193 miles [11,576 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 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'