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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Plum Valley
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Plum Valley is near Yuba County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Plum Valley
Communities Also Named Plum Valley ...
We found two communities that are also named Plum Valley.
Within California, the name Plum Valley is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located 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)
- Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cold Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Galena Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galena Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
- Indian Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Minnesota Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
- Pike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Snow Tent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Weeds Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weeds Point is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Point
How Far From Plum Valley 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.15 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.256 degrees. |
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