Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yellowjacket:
  • 40.240437, -121.691092
  • 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 Yellowjacket

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
  • Since Yellowjacket is near Butte County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Yellowjacket

Communities Also Named Yellowjacket ...

We found one communities that are also named Yellowjacket.

Within California, the name Yellowjacket is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Lemhi County
    • This Yellowjacket is located in Lemhi County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yellowjacket that is located in Tehama County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lemhi County community of Yellowjacket.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellowjacket ...

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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Childs Meadows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Childs Meadows is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Meadows
• Deer Creek Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Crossing
• Grapevine Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lyonsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mineral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
• Six-Bit Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Twentymile Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing

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

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

• Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Yellowjacket to Red Bluff, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,353 miles [3,786.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 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 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'