Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foote Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foote Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foote Crossing
- 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 Foote Crossing:
- 39.416838, -120.951616
- 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 Foote Crossing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Foote Crossing is near Nevada County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Foote Crossing ...
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.
- Badger Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
- Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cold Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
- Edwards Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Galena Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
- Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
- Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Minnesota Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Pike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Plum Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Snow Tent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Unionville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Weeds Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point
- Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
- Relief
How Far From Foote Crossing 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 Foote Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foote Crossing and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foote Crossing to Downieville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,048 miles [12,952 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foote Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
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> | 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- Foote Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foote Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4168, Longitude: -120.9516 In this case, the coordinates for Foote Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Foote Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.139 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.251 degrees. |