Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Olympia Glade:
  • 39.232950, -121.035504
  • 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 Olympia Glade

• 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Since Olympia Glade is near Placer County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Olympia Glade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olympia Glade ...

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.

• Cedar Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Ridge <1>
• Champion ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Champion is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Cypress Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
• Forest Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
• Gold Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
• Grass Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <1>
• Hills Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
• Providence ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Providence is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ridge View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ridge View is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
• Sunrise Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
• Timber Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Town Talk
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Town Talk is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
• Union Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Olympia Glade 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 Olympia Glade to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olympia Glade and extending to:

• Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Olympia Glade to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 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 8,062 miles [12,974.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'