In the ranking of northern hemisphere stars from brightest to fainter, Polaris is about 50th place. It is within 1 degree of true Celestial North and will be
Yeah keep looking I live down in the deep valley of Happy Camp and I can always see it after I step around a certain cedar tree. Try a crappy night, it's
Frank, I'm not sure where in California you live, however even in San Diego, Polaris is 32 degrees above the horizon. At the Northern border or California