Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Purdon Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Purdon Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Purdon Crossing
- 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 Purdon Crossing:
- 39.327393, -121.046340
- 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 Purdon Crossing
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Purdon Crossing is near Sierra County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Purdon Crossing ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
- Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
- Birchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Blue Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Champion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Edwards Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Freemans Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
- Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
- Gold Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jones Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Providence ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Nevada County
- Sweetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Town Talk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Willow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
- Lake City
How Far From Purdon Crossing 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 Purdon Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Purdon Crossing and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Purdon Crossing to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Purdon Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Purdon Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Purdon Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3274, Longitude: -121.0463 In this case, the coordinates for Purdon Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Purdon Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.041 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.311 degrees. |