Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stonyford Rancheria:
  • 39.380717, -122.580267
  • 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 Stonyford Rancheria

• 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 Colusa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colusa County
  • Since Stonyford Rancheria is near Lake County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn 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 Stonyford Rancheria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonyford Rancheria ...

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.

• Bonnie View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie View is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
• Devils Elbow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
• Dogtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Elk Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <1>
• Enterprise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Howard Mill ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Howard Mill is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
• Leesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Rose Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Place is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
• Stonyford
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stonyford is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonyford <1>
• Three Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Three Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Crossing
• Wild Bill Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Bill Place is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bill Place

How Far From Stonyford Rancheria 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 Stonyford Rancheria to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Colusa, which is the Seat of Colusa County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stonyford Rancheria to Colusa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 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 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'