Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Little Grass Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Grass Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Grass Valley

• 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 Little Grass Valley:
  • 39.714466, -120.976342
  • 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 Little Grass Valley

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Little Grass Valley 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 Little Grass Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Grass Valley ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Deadwood is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
• Eureka ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Grass Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
• Howland Flat ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Howland Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Flat
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Poverty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
• Queen City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Queen City is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
• Scales ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Scales is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Little Grass Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Grass Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Little Grass Valley and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Little Grass Valley to Quincy, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 82 miles [132 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 2,324 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,029 miles [12,921.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'