Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Plumas Eureka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plumas Eureka and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Plumas Eureka

• 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 Plumas Eureka:
  • 39.758786, -120.707721
  • 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 Plumas Eureka

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Plumas Eureka is near Sierra County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Plumas Eureka

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plumas Eureka ...

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.

• Bells Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bells Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Bar
• Johnsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Johnsville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsville <1>
• Little Jamison ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
• Mohawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Mohawk Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
• Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
• Two Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• Valley Ranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
• Whitehawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk

How Far From Plumas Eureka 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 Plumas Eureka to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Plumas Eureka and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plumas Eureka to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 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 8,021 miles [12,908.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'