Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Knolls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Knolls
- 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 Forest Knolls:
- 39.238227, -121.005225
- 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 Forest Knolls
- 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 Forest Knolls is near Placer County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer 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
Communities Also Named Forest Knolls ...
We found seven communities that share the name Forest Knolls.
There are two communities within California that are also named Forest Knolls.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Marin County
- This Forest Knolls is located in Marin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Forest Knolls.
- San Francisco County
- This Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Forest Knolls.
- Marin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Forest Knolls lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Knolls that is located in Nevada County.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Knolls [Montgomery County].
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Knolls [Prince George's County].
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Knolls that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Forest Knolls.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forest Knolls [Lancaster County].
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Knolls ...
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.
- Cedar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Ridge <3>
- Champion ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Crystal Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Nevada County
- Cypress Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Gold Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Grass Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Peardale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Providence ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Nevada County
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- Ridge View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 west) - Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Willow Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
- Ridge View
How Far From Forest Knolls 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 Forest Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Knolls and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Knolls 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 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 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Knolls. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Knolls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2382, Longitude: -121.0052 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Forest Knolls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Forest Knolls 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 339.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.984 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.287 degrees. |