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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Tatlatunne.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tatlatunne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tatlatunne 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 Tatlatunne:
- 41.756782, -124.228415<1>
- 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 Tatlatunne
- 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 Del Norte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Since Tatlatunne is near Curry County and also Humboldt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Tatlatunne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tatlatunne ...
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.
- Crescent City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- False Klamath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- False Klamath is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Klamath
- Fort Dick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- French Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- French Hill is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawyers Bar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawyers Bar was located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Bar
- Patrick Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Creek is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Creek
- Peacocks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Ferry is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Ferry
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Tryon Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon Corner is also located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon Corner
How Far From Tatlatunne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Tatlatunne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Tatlatunne once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tatlatunne and extending to:
- Crescent City, which is the Seat of Del Norte County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Tatlatunne to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,460 miles [3,959 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,948 miles [12,791.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Tatlatunne:
Decimal: 41.75678, -124.228415
DDMMSS: 41° 45' 24", -124° 13' 42" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Tatlatunne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tatlatunne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tatlatunne 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 Tatlatunne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7568, Longitude: -124.2284 In this case, the coordinates for Tatlatunne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.095 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.593 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.267 degrees. |
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