Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 California Bar:
  • 42.119561, -123.474784
  • 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 California Bar

• 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
  • Since California Bar is near Jackson County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 California Bar

Curious and Interesting Names Near California Bar ...

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.

• Bridgeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeview is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
• Cave Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cave Junction is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <1>
• Holland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Kerby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerby is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
  • Former names for Kerby:
  • Kerbyville
  • Napoleon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerby <1>
• Love Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Love Station is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
• Murphy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
• Steamboat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Steamboat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
• Waldo ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
• Williams Creek ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
• Wonder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wonder is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder

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

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

• Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from California Bar to Grants Pass, 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 most of a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north (N). 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 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 7,913 miles [12,734.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'