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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in American Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to American Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 American Hill:
- 39.483787, -120.759386
- 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 American Hill
- 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 Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since American Hill is near Nevada County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 American Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near American Hill ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Marsh Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Minnesota Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Snow Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Point is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From American Hill 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 American Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of American Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in American Hill and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from American Hill to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,040 miles [12,939.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 American Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- American Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 American Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in American Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4838, Longitude: -120.7594 In this case, the coordinates for American Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.985 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.132 degrees. |
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