Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Marsh Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marsh Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Marsh Mill

• 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 Marsh Mill:
  • 39.444205, -120.703484
  • 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 Marsh Mill

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Since Marsh Mill is near Sierra County and also Shasta 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Marsh Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marsh Mill ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpha is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• American Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • American Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
• Bear Valley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
• Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest
  • From Marsh Mill to Forest
• Graniteville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Graniteville
  • From Marsh Mill to Graniteville
• Middle Waters ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
• Minnesota Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
• Snow Point ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
• Snow Tent ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
• Unionville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Marsh Mill 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 Marsh Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marsh Mill to Nevada City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 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 7,274 miles [11,706.4 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 8,042 miles [12,942.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'