Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elsey
- 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 Elsey:
- 39.609764, -121.593008
- 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 Elsey
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Elsey is near Yuba County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elsey ...
We found one communities that share the name Elsey.
Within California, the name Elsey is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Elsey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsey ...
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.
- Big Ripples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Ripples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ripples
- Big Ripples is located in Butte County
- Bloomer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cherokee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Land ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pipers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Quartz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Wicks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
- Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
- Yankee Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
How Far From Elsey 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 Elsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elsey and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Elsey to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 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 8,047 miles [12,950.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6098, Longitude: -121.5930 |
| <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 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 Elsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.645 degrees. |