Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poverty Hill:
  • 39.622392, -121.006899
  • 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 Poverty Hill

• 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 Poverty Hill is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Poverty Hill

Communities Also Named Poverty Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Poverty Hill.

Within California, the name Poverty Hill is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Poverty Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Edgefield County
    • This Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the east of the Poverty Hill that is located in Sierra County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgefield County community of Poverty Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poverty Hill ...

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.

• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
• Eagleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Eureka ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Grass Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
• Little Grass Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Queen City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen City is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
• Scales ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scales is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
• Strawberry Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <2>
• Union Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poverty Hill 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 76 miles [122.3 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 5 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 7,269 miles [11,698.3 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 8,036 miles [12,932.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'