Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weed and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weed
- 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 Weed:
- 41.422971, -122.38742
- 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 Weed
- 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Weed is near Shasta County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Weed ...
We found seven communities that share the name Weed.
Within California, the name Weed is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Weed [Lincoln County].
- Otero County
- This Weed is located in Otero County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Weed that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Weed.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weed ...
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.
- Andesite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Deetz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gazelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazelle
- Gazelle is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gazelle <4>
- Graham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hotlum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pierce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Weed 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 city such as Weed to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weed and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weed to Yreka, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 201 miles [323.5 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 8 days and walking would take 12 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 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 7,942 miles [12,781.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weed: www.ci.weed.ca.us/
The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Weed could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Weed) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4230, Longitude: -122.3874 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Weed to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.71 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.105 degrees. |