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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 Mooney Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mooney Flat and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mooney Flat:
- 39.215449, -121.274403
- 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 Mooney Flat
- 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 Mooney Flat is near Yuba County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Mooney Flat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooney Flat ...
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.
- Big Oak Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Oak Valley is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Valley
- Condemned Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Condemned Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condemned Bar
- French Corral ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- French Corral is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corral
- Frenches Ravine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenches Ravine is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenches Ravine
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oregon House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rice Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossing
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smartville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sucker Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sucker Flat is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Flat
- Sunset View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Waldo Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waldo Junction is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Junction
How Far From Mooney Flat 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 Mooney Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mooney Flat and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mooney Flat to Nevada City, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 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 7,300 miles [11,748.2 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 8,067 miles [12,982.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mooney Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mooney Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mooney Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2154, Longitude: -121.2744 In this case, the coordinates for Mooney Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.25 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.453 degrees. |
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