Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plumbago:
  • 39.452119, -120.817722
  • 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 Plumbago

• 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 Plumbago is near Nevada County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Plumbago

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plumbago ...

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.

• American Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • American Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Hill
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cold Spring ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Graniteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
• Minnesota Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
• Snow Point ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
• Snow Tent ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
• Unionville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Plumbago and extending to:

• Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies just to the North.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Plumbago to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,043 miles [12,944 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'