Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little York and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little York
- 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 York:
- 39.195175, -120.877163
- 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 Little York
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Little York is near Placer County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Little York ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Little York.
Within California, the name Little York is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Warren County
- This Little York is located in Warren County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Little York.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Little York is located in Washington County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Little York.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Little York is located in Hunterdon County and lies 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Little York.
- New York
- Cortland County
- This Little York is located in Cortland County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Little York.
- Orange County
- This Little York is located in Orange County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km] to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Little York.
- Schoharie County
- This Little York is located in Schoharie County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km] to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Little York.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Little York is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Little York.
- Summit County
- This Little York is located in Summit County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km] to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Little York.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Little York.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Little York lies 2,904 miles [4,673.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little York that is located in Nevada County.
- Texas
- Harris 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 Texas community of Little York [Harris County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little York ...
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.
- Cape Horn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dutch Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat
- Dutch Flat is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutch Flat <4>
- Gold Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Gold Run is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Run <4>
- Hunts Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Hill
- Hunts Hill is located in Nevada County
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
- Red Dog
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Secret Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplehollow Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplehollow Crossing
- Steeplehollow Crossing is located in Nevada County
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Little York 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 York 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 Little York once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Little York and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Little York to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 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 8,061 miles [12,972.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1952, Longitude: -120.8772 In this case, the coordinates for Little York 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Little York 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 Little York, 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 Little York 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 339.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.849 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.209 degrees. |