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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 Nimshew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nimshew 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 Nimshew:
- 39.844016, -121.619815
- 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 Nimshew
- 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 Nimshew is near Tehama County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 Nimshew
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimshew ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dodge Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Place is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
- Helltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helltown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
- Irish Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Irish Town is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
- Lovelock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Mineral Slide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Slide
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paradise Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Toadtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toadtown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown
How Far From Nimshew 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 Nimshew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nimshew and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Nimshew to Oroville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 87 miles [140 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 2,355 miles [3,790 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 7,266 miles [11,693.5 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 8,032 miles [12,926.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nimshew) 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 Nimshew 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 Nimshew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8440, Longitude: -121.6198 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.658 degrees. |
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