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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 Loganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loganville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Loganville:
    • 39.567461, -120.668316
    • 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 Loganville
  • 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 Loganville ...

We found six communities that share the name Loganville.

Within California, the name Loganville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Loganville is located in Walton County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the east of the Loganville that is located in Sierra County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Loganville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Loganville lies 2,895 miles [4,659.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loganville that is located in Sierra County.
    • Ohio
      • Logan 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 Ohio community of Loganville [Logan County].
    • Oregon
      • Marion 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 Oregon community of Loganville [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Loganville is located in York County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loganville that is located in Sierra County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Loganville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sauk County
      • This Loganville is located in Sauk County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loganville that is located in Sierra County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Loganville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loganville ...

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.

  • American Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
    • American Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Deadwood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
    • Deadwood is located in Sierra County
  • Downieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Sierra County
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodyears Bar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Graniteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Jamison ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Marsh Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Middle Waters ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
    • Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
  • Minnesota Flat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
    • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Snow Point ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
      • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
    • Unionville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Sierra County
    • Valley Ranch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County

How Far From Loganville to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loganville and extending to:

  • Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies just to the West.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Loganville to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,033 miles [12,927.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loganville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loganville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5675, Longitude: -120.6683       In this case, the coordinates for Loganville 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 Loganville 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>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.
<6>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 Loganville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.918 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.705 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.074 degrees.




 

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