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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Purdon Crossing

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)
  • Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
• Birchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birchville is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
• Blue Tent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
• Champion ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Champion is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Cherokee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Edwards Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Freemans Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
• Gold Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
• Jones Bar ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Bar is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bar
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Providence ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Sweetland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Timber Trails
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
  • Town Talk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Town Talk is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Talk
  • Willow Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Valley is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley

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<1> 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]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Purdon Crossing to Sacramento, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'