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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 Flat Ravine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Ravine 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 Flat Ravine:
- 39.134070, -120.518537
- 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 Flat Ravine
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Flat Ravine is near El Dorado County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Flat Ravine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Ravine ...
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.
- Crystal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Diamond Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Diamond Crossing is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Crossing
- Forebay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forebay is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
- Gilberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilberts is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Greekstore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Kingvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Michigan Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Parsley Bar Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parsley Bar Crossing is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Bar Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rainbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rainbow is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rawhide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Red Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Secret Canyon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Secret Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Canyon
- Soda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
How Far From Flat Ravine 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 Flat Ravine 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<1> community of Flat Ravine once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flat Ravine and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flat Ravine to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 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 7,291 miles [11,733.7 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 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Flat Ravine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Flat Ravine) 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 Flat Ravine 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 Flat Ravine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1341, Longitude: -120.5185 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Ravine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.75 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.989 degrees. |
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