Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in C-Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to C-Road and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for C-Road

• 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 C-Road:
  • 39.759419, -120.58356
  • 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 C-Road

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since C-Road is near Sierra County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 C-Road

Curious and Interesting Names Near C-Road ...

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.

• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Iron Horse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
• Johnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <1>
• Little Jamison ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
• Mabie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mabie is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Mohawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Mohawk Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
• Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
• Two Rivers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• Valley Ranch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
• Whitehawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk

How Far From C-Road 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 C-Road to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from C-Road to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,252 miles [11,671 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 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'