Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bogue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bogue and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bogue
- 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 Bogue:
- 39.098373, -121.625053
- 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 Bogue
- 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 Sutter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- Since Bogue is near Yuba County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Colusa 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 Bogue ...
We found four communities that share the name Bogue.
Within California, the name Bogue is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Bogue is located in Carteret County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bogue that is located in Sutter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Bogue.
- Columbus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bogue [Columbus County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogue ...
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.
- Cornelius ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Everglade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Joesphine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Linda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
- Linda is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linda <4>
- Marigold ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Mendoza ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Oliver ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Bogue to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bogue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bogue and extending to:
- Yuba City, which is the Seat of Sutter County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bogue to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 7,314 miles [11,770.7 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 8,081 miles [13,005.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bogue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bogue) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bogue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0984, Longitude: -121.6251 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bogue 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. |
| <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 Bogue 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 339.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.671 degrees. |