Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Echo Ridge Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Ridge Trails and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Echo Ridge Trails
- 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 Echo Ridge Trails:
- 39.247116, -121.056617
- 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 Echo Ridge Trails
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Echo Ridge Trails is near Yuba County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Ridge Trails ...
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.
- Champion ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cypress Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Forest Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
- Gold Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Grass Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
- Hills Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Providence ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Nevada County
- Ridge View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Sunrise Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
- Sunset View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Timber Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Town Talk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Echo Ridge Trails 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 Echo Ridge Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Echo Ridge Trails and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Echo Ridge Trails to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,061 miles [12,972.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Ridge Trails. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Echo Ridge Trails) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Ridge Trails. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2471, Longitude: -121.0566 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Ridge Trails have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Echo Ridge Trails to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.037 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.318 degrees. |