Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bassetts:
  • 39.619622, -120.587438
  • 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 Bassetts

• 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 Bassetts is near Plumas County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Bassetts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bassetts ...

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.

• Iron Horse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
• Johnsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <1>
• Little Jamison ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
• Mabie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mabie is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Middle Waters ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
• Mohawk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Mohawk Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Valley Ranch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
• Whitehawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk

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

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

• Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bassetts to Downieville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 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 8,028 miles [12,919.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'