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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 Hoyt Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoyt Crossing 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 Hoyt Crossing:
- 39.304338, -121.078563
- 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 Hoyt Crossing
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Hoyt Crossing is near Sierra County and also Yuba 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 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 Hoyt Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoyt Crossing ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Blue Tent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Champion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cypress Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Edwards Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Freemans Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
- French Corral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Corral is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corral
- Gold Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Grass Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hills Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Jones Bar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Bar is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bar
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Providence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Sunrise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sweetland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Timber Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Town Talk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Talk is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
- Willow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
How Far From Hoyt Crossing 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 Hoyt Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoyt Crossing and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hoyt Crossing to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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> | 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- Hoyt Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoyt Crossing 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 Hoyt Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3043, Longitude: -121.0786 In this case, the coordinates for Hoyt Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.331 degrees. |
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