Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Helvetia:
  • 38.564350, -121.467732
  • 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 New Helvetia

• 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since New Helvetia is near Yolo County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 New Helvetia

Communities Also Named New Helvetia ...

We found one communities that are also named New Helvetia.

There is one other community in California that is also named New Helvetia.

Beyond California.

• Communities Located In California ...
  • Yuba County
    • This New Helvetia is located in Yuba County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north of the New Helvetia that is located in Sacramento County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of New Helvetia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Helvetia ...

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.

• Arcade ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
• Bombay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bombay is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Gardenland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gardenland is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenland
• Kobe ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kobe is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
• Marty ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marty is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
• Mayhew
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Plumtree ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plumtree is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
• Polk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Pollock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pollock is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

How Far From New Helvetia 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 New Helvetia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Helvetia and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from New Helvetia to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 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 8,113 miles [13,056.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'