Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gibsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gibsonville
- 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 Gibsonville:
- 39.740171, -120.908840
- 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 Gibsonville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Gibsonville is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gibsonville ...
We found five communities that share the name Gibsonville.
Within California, the name Gibsonville is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Gibsonville is located in Clay County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the east of the Gibsonville that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gibsonville.
- New York
- Livingston 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 New York community of Gibsonville [Livingston County].
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Gibsonville is located in Alamance County and lies 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gibsonville that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Gibsonville.
- Ohio
- Hocking 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 Ohio community of Gibsonville [Hocking County].
- Virginia
- Russell 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 Virginia community of Gibsonville [Russell County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibsonville ...
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.
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - English Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Bar
- English Bar is located in Plumas County
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Grass Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Howland Flat ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Flat
- Howland Flat is located in Sierra County
- Little Grass Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Poverty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Scales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
How Far From Gibsonville 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 Gibsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibsonville and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gibsonville to Downieville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 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 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
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' (or 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- Gibsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7402, Longitude: -120.9088 In this case, the coordinates for Gibsonville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Gibsonville 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 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 Gibsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.974 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.219 degrees. |