Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Virgilia:
  • 40.018500, -121.105515
  • 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 Virgilia

• 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 Virgilia is near Lassen County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Virgilia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Virgilia ...

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.

• Caribou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caribou is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
• Grays Flat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
• Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Haven is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Hot Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hot Springs is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
• Indian Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
• Meadow Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Valley is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Valley <1>
• Rich Bar ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
• Silver Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Spanish Ranch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
• Twain
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Twain is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twain <1>

How Far From Virgilia 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 include the distance from a community such as Virgilia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Virgilia and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Virgilia to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 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 8,012 miles [12,894.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'