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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 Hughes Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughes Mill 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 Hughes Mill:
- 39.091010, -120.779656
- 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 Hughes Mill
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Hughes Mill is near El Dorado County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Hughes Mill
Communities Also Named Hughes Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Hughes Mill.
Within California, the name Hughes Mill is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Hughes Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hughes Mill that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hughes Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes Mill ...
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.
- Bath ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Four Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Acres is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Acres
- Gold Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayflower ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayflower is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Michigan Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Rawhide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Red Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Secret Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Todd Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Valley is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Valley
- Volcanoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Volcanoville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcanoville
- Yankee Jims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
How Far From Hughes Mill 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 Hughes Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughes Mill and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hughes Mill to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 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 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes Mill) 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> | 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 Hughes Mill 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 Hughes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0910, Longitude: -120.7797 In this case, the coordinates for Hughes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.733 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.15 degrees. |
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