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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 Plum Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Valley 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 Plum Valley:
    • 39.448505, -120.960784
    • 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 Plum Valley
  • 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 Plum Valley ...

We found two communities that share the name Plum Valley.

Within California, the name Plum Valley is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Plum Valley is located in Texas County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the east of the Plum Valley that is located in Sierra County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Plum Valley.
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Plum Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Valley ...

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.

  • Badger Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
    • Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Cherokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Nevada County
  • Cold Spring ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
  • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Galena Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
    • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
  • Indian Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
    • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Minnesota Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
      • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Pike
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Snow Tent ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
      • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Unionville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Sierra County
    • Weeds Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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

How Far From Plum Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plum Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Valley and extending to:

  • Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Valley to Downieville, with an average speed<5> 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 66 miles [106.2 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 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 8,046 miles [12,948.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plum Valley. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4485, Longitude: -120.9608       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Valley 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 Plum Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<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 Plum Valley 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 339.15 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.976 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.256 degrees.









 

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