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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 Frenchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frenchtown 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 Frenchtown:
    • 39.387946, -121.254960
    • 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 Frenchtown
  • 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 Frenchtown ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Frenchtown.

There is one other community in California which is also named Frenchtown.

Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • El Dorado County
      • This Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Frenchtown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the east of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Frenchtown.
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Frenchtown.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Harrison County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<1> to the east of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Frenchtown.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Cecil County and lies 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Frenchtown.
      • Somerset County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Somerset County and lies 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km] to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Frenchtown.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Marquette County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Frenchtown.
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Frenchtown [Monroe County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Charles County
      • Although located in Saint Charles County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Frenchtown.
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Missoula County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Frenchtown.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Frenchtown [Hunterdon County].
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Darke County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Frenchtown.
      • Seneca County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Seneca County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Frenchtown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Crawford County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Frenchtown.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km] to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Frenchtown.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County and lies 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Frenchtown.
      • Pike County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Pike County and lies 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km] to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Frenchtown.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Frenchtown is located in Kent County and lies 2,580 miles [4,152.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Yuba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Frenchtown.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Frenchtown [Pennington County].
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Frenchtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchtown ...

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.

  • Birchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Birchville is located in Nevada County
  • Challenge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Condemned Bar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condemned Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condemned Bar
    • Condemned Bar is located in Yuba County
  • French Corral ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Corral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corral
    • French Corral is located in Nevada County
  • Frenches Ravine ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenches Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenches Ravine
    • Frenches Ravine is located in Yuba County
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Yuba County
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Yuba County
  • Oregon House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rackerby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossing
    • Rice Crossing is located in Nevada County
  • Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedes Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat
    • Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
  • Sweetland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frenchtown and extending to:

  • Marysville, which is the Seat of Yuba County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frenchtown to Marysville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,055 miles [12,963.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frenchtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.ca.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Frenchtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3879, Longitude: -121.2550       In this case, the coordinates for Frenchtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Frenchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Frenchtown 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Frenchtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.39 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.259 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.439 degrees.




 

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