Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burts Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burts Ferry

• 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 Burts Ferry:
  • 39.389055, -121.624693
  • 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 Burts Ferry

• 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 Burts Ferry is near Sutter County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Burts Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burts Ferry ...

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.

• Iowa City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
• Lava Beds ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lava Beds is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Beds
• Live Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <1>
• Lorraine ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lynchburg ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Mendoza ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mendoza is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Robinsons Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
• Sunnyslope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
• Sunset
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Vista Robles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vista Robles is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles

How Far From Burts Ferry 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 Burts Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burts Ferry to Oroville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 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 8,062 miles [12,974.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'