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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sweetbriar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetbriar and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sweetbriar:
- 41.128246, -122.322296
- 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 Sweetbriar
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Since Sweetbriar is near Siskiyou County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Sweetbriar
Communities Also Named Sweetbriar ...
We found seven communities that are also named Sweetbriar.
Within California, the name Sweetbriar is unique.
Beyond California, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sweetbriar.
- Columbia County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the east of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Sweetbriar.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sweetbriar.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sweetbriar.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Stark County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Sweetbriar.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Sweetbriar.
- Florence County
- This Sweetbriar is located in Florence County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the east of the Sweetbriar that is located in Shasta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Sweetbriar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetbriar ...
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.
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flume ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lakehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pierce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pioneer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pollock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Signal Butte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Butte is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Butte
How Far From Sweetbriar 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 Sweetbriar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetbriar and extending to:
- Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sweetbriar to Redding, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 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 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetbriar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sweetbriar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetbriar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1282, Longitude: -122.3223 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.071 degrees. |
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