Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oroleve, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oroleve and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oroleve
- 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 Oroleve:
- 39.528729, -121.175406
- 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 Oroleve
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Oroleve is near Yuba County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oroleve ...
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.
- Challenge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Challenge is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challenge <1>
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Yuba County
- Feather Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Falls
- Feather Falls is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Falls <1>
- Galena Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Golden Trout Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Trout Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Trout Crossing
- Golden Trout Crossing is located in Butte County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Yuba County
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rogerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerville
- Rogerville is located in Butte County
- Strawberry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
- Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <1>
- Weeds Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point
- Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
- Woodleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Oroleve 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 Oroleve to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Oroleve and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oroleve to Oroville, with an average speed<5> 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,045 miles [12,947.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oroleve. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oroleve) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oroleve. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5287, Longitude: -121.1754 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oroleve to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.337 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.204 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.387 degrees. |