Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bear River Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear River Pines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bear River Pines
- 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 Bear River Pines:
- 39.169340, -120.968000
- 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 Bear River Pines
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Bear River Pines is near Placer County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Yuba 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear River Pines ...
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.
- Cape Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Ridge <2>
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
- Forest Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spring
- Forest Spring is located in Nevada County
- Gold Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Gold Run is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Run <2>
- Hills Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Hunts Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Hill
- Hunts Hill is located in Nevada County
- Illinoistown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinoistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoistown
- Illinoistown is located in Placer County
- Little York ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Nevada County
- Peardale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Red Dog
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Secret Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Shady Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
- Shady Glen is located in Placer County
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplehollow Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplehollow Crossing
- Steeplehollow Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Secret Town
How Far From Bear River Pines to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bear River Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bear River Pines and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bear River Pines to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 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 8,064 miles [12,977.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear River Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear River Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear River Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1693, Longitude: -120.9680 In this case, the coordinates for Bear River Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bear River Pines 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 339.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.935 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.265 degrees. |