Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dobbins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dobbins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dobbins
- 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 Dobbins:
- 39.371822, -121.206756
- 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 Dobbins
- 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 Yuba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Since Dobbins is near Nevada County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Dobbins ...
We found four communities that share the name Dobbins.
Within California, the name Dobbins is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dobbins ...
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.
- Birchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Condemned Bar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condemned Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condemned Bar
- Condemned Bar is located in Yuba County
- Freemans Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
- Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
- French Corral ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Corral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corral
- French Corral is located in Nevada County
- Frenches Ravine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenches Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenches Ravine
- Frenches Ravine is located in Yuba County
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Yuba County
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Yuba County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Oregon House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon House
- Oregon House is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon House <5>
- Rice Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossing
- Rice Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Sweetland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Dobbins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dobbins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dobbins and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Yuba County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dobbins to Marysville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dobbins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dobbins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dobbins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3718, Longitude: -121.2068 |
| <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 Dobbins 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dobbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dobbins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.348 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.209 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.409 degrees. |