Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Calvada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvada and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calvada
- 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 Calvada:
- 39.462409, -120.006033
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Calvada
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Calvada is near Nevada County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- eBird sighting report for Washoe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Calvada ...
We found one communities that share the name Calvada.
Within California, the name Calvada is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Calvada in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvada ...
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.
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak
- Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Heinz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Iceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mayberrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mogul
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Panther Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Polaris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sundown Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Truckee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
- Truckee is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Nevada County
How Far From Calvada 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 Calvada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Calvada once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Calvada and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<5> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Calvada to Downieville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,027 miles [12,918.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Calvada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calvada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4624, Longitude: -120.0060 In this case, the coordinates for Calvada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Calvada to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.357 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.029 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.67 degrees. |