Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nelson 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 Nelson Mill:
  • 39.431282, -120.998841
  • 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 Nelson 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 Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • Since Nelson Mill is near Nevada County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Nelson Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelson 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.

• Badger Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
• Cherokee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Cold Spring ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Depot Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
• Freemans Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
• Galena Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Garden Valley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
• Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
• Indian Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Lake City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Pike
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pike is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike has also been known as:
  • Pike City
• Plum Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
• Weeds Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point

How Far From Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Mill and extending to:

• Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nelson Mill to Downieville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 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 8,048 miles [12,952 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'