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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 Howland Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howland Flat 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 Howland Flat:
- 39.714894, -120.886617
- 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 Howland Flat
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Howland Flat is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Howland Flat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howland Flat ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deadwood is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Grass Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Johnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Grass Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Little Jamison ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Poverty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Scales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Howland Flat 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 Howland Flat 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<2> community of Howland Flat once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Howland Flat and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howland Flat to Downieville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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 7,261 miles [11,685.4 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 8,028 miles [12,919.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Howland Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Howland Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howland Flat 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 Howland Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7149, Longitude: -120.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Howland Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.206 degrees. |
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