Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peavine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peavine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peavine
- 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 Peavine:
- 39.677686, -120.006589
- 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 Peavine
- 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 Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Peavine is near Washoe County and also Lassen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washoe County
- eBird sighting report for Lassen 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 Peavine ...
We found five communities that share the name Peavine.
Within California, the name Peavine 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 ...
- Alberta
- This Peavine lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the north of the Peavine that is located in Sierra County.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Peavine [Nye County].
- Washoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Peavine [Washoe County].
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peavine ...
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.
- Border Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
- Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Chats ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cold Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak
- Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Golden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Heinz ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lemmon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Mogul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
How Far From Peavine 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 Peavine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peavine and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peavine to Downieville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 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 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peavine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Peavine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peavine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6777, Longitude: -120.0066 In this case, the coordinates for Peavine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Peavine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Peavine 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. |
| <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 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 Peavine 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 338.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.665 degrees. |