Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cal-Ida:
  • 39.526003, -121.015788
  • 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 Cal-Ida

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cal-Ida ...

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.

• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
• Depot Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
• Eagleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagleville is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Galena Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
• Indian Hill ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pike
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pike is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike has also been known as:
  • Pike City
• Plum Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
• Poverty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
• Scales ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Scales is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
• Strawberry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <1>
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Weeds Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point

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

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

• Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cal-Ida to Downieville, 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 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,275 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 8,042 miles [12,942.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'