Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hughes Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughes Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hughes Place
- 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 Place:
- 39.727663, -121.402189
- 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 Hughes Place
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Hughes Place 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 Hughes Place ...
We found one communities that share the name Hughes Place.
Within California, the name Hughes Place is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Hughes Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This Hughes Place is located in Cibola County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hughes Place that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Hughes Place.
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes Place ...
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.
- Berry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Creek
- Berry Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry Creek <2>
- Big Bar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Brush ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Concow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - David ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Deadwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gold Lake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Junction House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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 Butte County
- Parkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pipers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Poe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Yankee Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
How Far From Hughes Place 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 Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughes Place and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hughes Place to Oroville, with an average speed<4> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). 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 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 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 8,036 miles [12,932.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughes Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hughes Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughes Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7277, Longitude: -121.4022 In this case, the coordinates for Hughes Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hughes Place 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 339.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.524 degrees. |