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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 China Gulch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to China Gulch 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 China Gulch:
- 39.816555, -121.176349
- 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 China Gulch
- 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 China Gulch is near Butte County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 China Gulch
Curious and Interesting Names Near China Gulch ...
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.
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Gold Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Lake is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Lake
- Junction House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junction House is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Meadow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merlin is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Nelsons Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Crossing
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
- Rock Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest
- Rodgers Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers Flat is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Flat
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Spanish Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
How Far From China Gulch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as China Gulch 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<2> community of China Gulch once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in China Gulch and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from China Gulch to Quincy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | 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 China Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- China Gulch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 China Gulch 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 China Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8166, Longitude: -121.1763 In this case, the coordinates for China Gulch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.253 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.383 degrees. |
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