Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tionesta:
  • 41.648752, -121.295823
  • 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 Tionesta

• 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
  • Since Tionesta is near Siskiyou County and also Klamath 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 Klamath 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 Tionesta

Communities Also Named Tionesta ...

We found one communities that are also named Tionesta.

Within California, the name Tionesta is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Tionesta in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Forest County
    • This Tionesta is located in Forest County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tionesta that is located in Modoc County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Tionesta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tionesta ...

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.

• Copic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Copic is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copic
• Homestead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Homestead is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Lookout Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lookout Junction
  • From Tionesta to Lookout Junction
• Mammoth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mammoth is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
• Scarface
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Scarface is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarface
• Stronghold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stronghold
  • From Tionesta to Stronghold
• Tuber
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Tuber is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuber
• White Horse
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • White Horse is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tionesta and extending to:

• Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tionesta to Alturas, with an average speed<2> 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 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 7,909 miles [12,728.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'