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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 Nelsons Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nelsons Crossing 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 Nelsons Crossing:
- 39.663777, -121.215794
- 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 Nelsons Crossing
- 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 Nelsons Crossing is near Plumas County and also Yuba 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 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 Nelsons Crossing
Communities Also Named Nelsons Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Nelsons Crossing.
Within California, the name Nelsons Crossing is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Nelsons Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Nelsons Crossing [Gallatin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelsons Crossing ...
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.
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Feather Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Lake is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Lake
- Golden Trout Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction House is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Rogerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogerville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerville
- Strawberry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Nelsons Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nelsons Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nelsons Crossing and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nelsons Crossing to Oroville, with an average speed<4> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,337 miles [3,761 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nelsons Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelsons Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nelsons Crossing 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 Nelsons Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6638, Longitude: -121.2158 In this case, the coordinates for Nelsons Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.41 degrees. |
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