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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 North Bloomfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bloomfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Bloomfield:
    • 39.367930, -120.900109
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Bloomfield
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North Bloomfield ...

We found five communities that share the name North Bloomfield.

Within California, the name North Bloomfield is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County and lies 2,496 miles [4,016.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bloomfield that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of North Bloomfield.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County and lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bloomfield that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of North Bloomfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This North Bloomfield lies 2,942 miles [4,734.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bloomfield that is located in Nevada County.
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This North Bloomfield is located in Trumbull County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bloomfield that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of North Bloomfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This North Bloomfield is located in Walworth County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bloomfield that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of North Bloomfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bloomfield ...

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.

  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Nevada County
  • Badger Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
    • Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Blue Tent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Cherokee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Nevada County
  • Cold Spring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
  • Edwards Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
  • Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
    • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
  • Junction House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
    • Junction House is located in Nevada County
  • Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Minnesota Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
    • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Pike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Plum Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
      • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
    • Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
      • Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Relief
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Relief is located in Nevada County
    • Snow Point ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
      • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
    • Snow Tent ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
      • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Unionville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Sierra County
    • Willow Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
      • Willow Valley is located in Nevada County

How Far From North Bloomfield 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 North Bloomfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of North Bloomfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in North Bloomfield and extending to:

  • Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Bloomfield to Nevada City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 2,325 miles [3,741.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 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 8,050 miles [12,955.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Bloomfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Bloomfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3679, Longitude: -120.9001    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 North Bloomfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 North Bloomfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.091 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.22 degrees.









 

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