Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bella Vista Park:
  • 39.244338, -121.050783
  • 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 Bella Vista Park

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Since Bella Vista Park is near Yuba County and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Bella Vista Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bella Vista Park ...

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.

• Champion ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Champion is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Cypress Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
• Forest Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
• Gold Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
• Grass Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <1>
• Hills Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
• Providence ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ridge View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridge View is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
• Sunrise Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
• Sunset View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset View is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Timber Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Town Talk
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Town Talk is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Bella Vista Park 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 Bella Vista Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bella Vista Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 2,335 miles [3,757.8 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 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 8,061 miles [12,972.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'