Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Storrie:
  • 39.917202, -121.323742
  • 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 Storrie

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Storrie ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Storrie to Big Bar
• Buckeye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Gold Lake ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gold Lake is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Lake
• Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Merlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merlin is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
• Rich Bar ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rich Bar
  • From Storrie to Rich Bar
• Rock Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rock Creek Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
• Rock Creek Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek Crossing is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Crossing
• Rock Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest
• Rodgers Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodgers Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Flat

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

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

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Storrie to Quincy, with an average speed<2> 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 92 miles [148.1 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 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 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 8,022 miles [12,910.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'