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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyo 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 Wyo:
- 39.770436, -122.191375
- 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 Wyo
- 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 Glenn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Since Wyo is near Tehama County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Wyo
Communities Also Named Wyo ...
We found one communities that are also named Wyo.
Within California, the name Wyo is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Wyo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Yadkin County
- This Wyo is located in Yadkin County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wyo that is located in Glenn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Wyo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyo ...
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.
- Barber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bluegum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluegum is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegum
- Chapmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chapmantown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmantown
- Chrome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chrome is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ensign ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ensign is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Glenn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Merrills Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrills Landing is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrills Landing
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Wyo 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 Wyo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyo and extending to:
- Willows, which is the Seat of Glenn County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wyo to Willows, with an average speed<3> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 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 8,047 miles [12,950.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wyo 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 Wyo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7704, Longitude: -122.1914 In this case, the coordinates for Wyo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.014 degrees. |
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