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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 Berry Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berry Creek 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 Berry Creek:
- 39.647113, -121.403337
- 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 Berry Creek
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Berry Creek is near Plumas County and also Yuba 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Berry Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berry Creek ...
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.
- Big Ripples ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Ripples is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ripples
- Bloomer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Brush ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brush is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concow is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
- Craig ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- David ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- David is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Feather Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hughes Place is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Junction House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junction House is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Land ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Land is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Pipers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers
- Poe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Yankee Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
How Far From Berry Creek 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 Berry Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Berry Creek and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Berry Creek to Oroville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). 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 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,275 miles [11,708 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 8,041 miles [12,940.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Berry Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Berry Creek 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 Berry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6471, Longitude: -121.4033 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.539 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.526 degrees. |
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