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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 Blue Canyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Canyon 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 Blue Canyon:
- 39.257123, -120.711046
- 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 Blue Canyon
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Blue Canyon is near Nevada County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Blue Canyon
Communities Also Named Blue Canyon ...
We found one communities that are also named Blue Canyon.
Within California, the name Blue Canyon is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Blue Canyon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Blue Canyon [Whatcom County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Canyon ...
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.
- Alpha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Democrat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Drum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drum is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Dutch Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
- Emigrant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forebay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forebay is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
- Junction House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction House is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Midas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midas is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Rawhide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Red Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
How Far From Blue Canyon 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 Blue Canyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blue Canyon and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Canyon to Auburn, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,054 miles [12,961.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Blue Canyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blue Canyon 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 Blue Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2571, Longitude: -120.7110 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Canyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.105 degrees. |
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