Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jamison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jamison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jamison
- 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 Jamison:
- 39.776008, -120.682165
- 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 Jamison
- 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- Since Jamison is near Sierra County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jamison ...
We found ten communities that share the name Jamison.
Within California, the name Jamison is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Jamison is located in Bucks County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jamison that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Jamison.
- Fayette 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 Pennsylvania community of Jamison [Fayette County].
- Forest County
- This Jamison is located in Forest County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km] to the east northeast of the Jamison that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Jamison.
- Potter County
- This Jamison is located in Potter County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km] to the east northeast of the Jamison that is located in Plumas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Jamison.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamison ...
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.
- Bells Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Plumas County
- Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <4>
- Little Jamison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jamison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
- Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
- Mabie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mohawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mohawk Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Two Rivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
- Valley Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Whitehawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jamison 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 Jamison 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<5> community of Jamison once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jamison and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jamison to Quincy, with an average speed<6> 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 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,308 miles [3,714.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,020 miles [12,906.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
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 from Point A (ie- Jamison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jamison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7760, Longitude: -120.6822 In this case, the coordinates for Jamison 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jamison 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Jamison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jamison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.95 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.754 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.079 degrees. |