Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gaston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gaston
- 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 Gaston:
- 39.394066, -120.741606
- 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 Gaston
- 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 Gaston is near Sierra County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Gaston ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Gaston.
Within California, the name Gaston is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Gaston is located in Sumter County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gaston that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gaston.
- Wilcox 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 Alabama community of Gaston [Wilcox County].
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Halifax 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 North Carolina community of Gaston [Halifax County].
- Northampton County
- This Gaston is located in Northampton County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<1> to the east of the Gaston that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Gaston.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Gaston is located in Lewis County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gaston that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Gaston.
- Marion County
- This Gaston is located in Marion County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km] to the east northeast of the Gaston that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gaston.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaston ...
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.
- Alpha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - American Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
- American Hill is located in Sierra County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Democrat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
- Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
- Emigrant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
- Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <4>
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Junction House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Junction House is located in Nevada County
- Marsh Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Minnesota Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Snow Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
- Snow Point is located in Nevada County
- Snow Tent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Gaston 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 Gaston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaston and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gaston to Nevada City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 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 8,046 miles [12,948.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gaston. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3941, Longitude: -120.7416 In this case, the coordinates for Gaston 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Gaston 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gaston 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 338.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.748 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.122 degrees. |