Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walker Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walker Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walker Place
- 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 Walker Place:
- 40.215431, -122.538342
- 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 Walker Place
- 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Since Walker Place is near Shasta County and also Glenn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- eBird sighting report for Glenn 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 Walker Place ...
We found three communities that share the name Walker Place.
Within California, the name Walker Place is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Walker Place is located in Douglas County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<1> to the east of the Walker Place that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Walker Place.
- Texas
- Brewster County
- This Walker Place is located in Brewster County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walker Place that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Walker Place.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Walker Place is located in Washington County and lies 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km]<1> to the east of the Walker Place that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Walker Place.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Place ...
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.
- Cold Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Deadman Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Fowler Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Place
- Fowler Place is located in Tehama County
- Haven Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Haven Place is located in Tehama County
- Irish Place ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Place
- Irish Place is located in Tehama County
- Leonard Place ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
- Leonard Place is located in Tehama County
- Mary Ellen Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen Place
- Mary Ellen Place is located in Tehama County
- Pettyjohn Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyjohn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Place
- Pettyjohn Place is located in Tehama County
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rosewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Skinner Mill Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Mill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Mill Place
- Skinner Mill Place is located in Tehama County
How Far From Walker Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walker Place 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 Walker Place once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Walker Place and extending to:
- Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walker Place to Red Bluff, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walker Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2154, Longitude: -122.5383 In this case, the coordinates for Walker Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Walker Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walker Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.225 degrees. |