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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 Foote Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foote Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Foote Crossing

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)
    • Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cherokee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cold Spring ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Edwards Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Galena Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
  • Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
  • Indian Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Minnesota Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
  • Pike
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Plum Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Relief
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Relief is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Snow Tent ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
    • Unionville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Weeds Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point

How Far From Foote Crossing 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 Foote Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foote Crossing and extending to:

  • Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foote Crossing to Downieville, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foote Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.139 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.961 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.251 degrees.