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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 Birch Meadow Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birch Meadow Acres 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 Birch Meadow Acres:
- 39.154617, -121.025502
- 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 Birch Meadow Acres
- 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 Birch Meadow Acres is near Placer County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Birch Meadow Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Meadow Acres ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cape Horn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
- Cedar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Dew Drop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dew Drop is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Drop
- Eden Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eden Valley is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Spring is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spring
- Gold Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Grass Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Illinoistown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoistown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoistown
- Peardale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peardale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peardale
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plumtree Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plumtree Crossing is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree Crossing
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Shady Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Glen is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
- Sunrise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunset View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Timber Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Town Talk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Town Talk is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Birch Meadow Acres 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 Birch Meadow Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birch Meadow Acres and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Birch Meadow Acres to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> 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 2,335 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 7,299 miles [11,746.6 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 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birch Meadow Acres) 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 Birch Meadow Acres 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 Birch Meadow Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1546, Longitude: -121.0255 In this case, the coordinates for Birch Meadow Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.175 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.99 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.30 degrees. |
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