Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mineral Slide:
  • 39.785162, -121.619974
  • 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 Mineral Slide

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Mineral Slide is near Plumas County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Mineral Slide

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Slide ...

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.

• Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Concow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Concow is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
• Deadwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deadwood is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
• Dodge Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dodge Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
• Flea Valley ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flea Valley is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Valley
• Helltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Helltown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
• Irish Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Irish Town is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
• Lovelock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
• Paradise
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
• Paradise Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
• Parkhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkhill is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
• Poe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Poe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Toadtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Toadtown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown
• Yankee Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

How Far From Mineral Slide 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 Mineral Slide to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mineral Slide and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral Slide to Oroville, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). 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 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,036 miles [12,932.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'