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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 Campbell Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbell Hot Springs 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 Campbell Hot Springs:
- 39.574904, -120.347985
- 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 Campbell Hot Springs
- 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 Campbell Hot Springs is near Nevada County and also Plumas 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 Plumas 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 Campbell Hot Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbell Hot Springs ...
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.
- Donner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Iron Horse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Kerby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kingvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mabie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mabie is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Mohawk Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randolph is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Soda Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spruce is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Valley Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Whitehawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
How Far From Campbell Hot Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campbell Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Campbell Hot Springs and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Campbell Hot Springs to Downieville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 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 7,259 miles [11,682.2 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 8,027 miles [12,918.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Campbell Hot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Campbell Hot Springs 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 Campbell Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5749, Longitude: -120.3480 In this case, the coordinates for Campbell Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.652 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.877 degrees. |
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