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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 Downieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downieville 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 Downieville:
- 39.560355, -120.829135
- 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 Downieville
- 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 Downieville 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 Downieville
Communities Also Named Downieville ...
We found two communities that are also named Downieville.
Within California, the name Downieville is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Clear Creek County
- This Downieville is located in Clear Creek County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east of the Downieville that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Downieville.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Downieville is located in Butler County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Downieville that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Downieville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Downieville ...
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.
- American Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- American Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deadwood is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodyears Bar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Minnesota Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Queen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Scales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Snow Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Point is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Downieville 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 Downieville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Downieville and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Downieville to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 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 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Downieville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Downieville 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 Downieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5604, Longitude: -120.8291 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.173 degrees. |
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