Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oswald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oswald and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oswald
- 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 Oswald:
- 39.069060, -121.626076
- 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 Oswald
- 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 Sutter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- Since Oswald is near Yuba County and also Colusa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Colusa 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
Communities Also Named Oswald ...
We found five communities that share the name Oswald.
Within California, the name Oswald 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 ...
- Georgia
- Manitoba
- This Oswald lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oswald that is located in Sutter County.
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oswald ...
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.
- Cornelius ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Everglade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grand Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Colusa County
- Joesphine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Linda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
- Linda is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linda <5>
- Marigold ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
- Mendoza ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Oliver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
How Far From Oswald 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 Oswald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oswald and extending to:
- Yuba City, which is the Seat of Sutter County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Oswald to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,368 miles [3,810.9 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,083 miles [13,008.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oswald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oswald could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oswald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oswald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0691, Longitude: -121.6261 In this case, the coordinates for Oswald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oswald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oswald to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.669 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.577 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.672 degrees. |