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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 Galena Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill:
- 39.473503, -121.055511
- 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 Galena Hill
- 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 Yuba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Since Galena Hill is near Sierra County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Galena Hill
Communities Also Named Galena Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Galena Hill.
Within California, the name Galena Hill is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Galena Hill lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Galena Hill that is located in Yuba County.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Galena Hill is located in Venango County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Galena Hill that is located in Yuba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Galena Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galena Hill ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Freemans Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Pike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Plum Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weeds Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point
How Far From Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill 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<3> community of Galena Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Galena Hill and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Yuba County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galena Hill to Marysville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 2,332 miles [3,753 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,046 miles [12,948.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- 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).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galena Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Galena Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4735, Longitude: -121.0555 In this case, the coordinates for Galena Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.075 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.314 degrees. |
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