Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Susanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Susanville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Susanville
- 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 Susanville:
- 40.415789, -120.650089
- 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 Susanville
- 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 Susanville 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 Susanville ...
We found one communities that share the name Susanville.
Within California, the name Susanville is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Susanville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Susanville [Grant County].
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Susanville ...
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 northeast) - Buntingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buntingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
- Buntingville is located in Lassen County
- Coppervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppervale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppervale
- Coppervale is located in Lassen County
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Lassen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <4>
- Pine Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Robbers Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbers Creek
- Robbers Creek is located in Lassen County
- Stones Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Stones Landing is located in Lassen County
- Viewland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Susanville 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 city such as Susanville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Susanville and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<5> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Susanville to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,297 miles [3,696.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,211 miles [11,605 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 7,978 miles [12,839.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Susanville: www.cityofsusanville.org/
The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Susanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Susanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Susanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4158, Longitude: -120.6501 |
| <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 Susanville 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 338.983 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.83 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.045 degrees. |