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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rackerby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rackerby and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rackerby:
- 39.440709, -121.341357
- 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 Rackerby
- 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 Yuba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- Since Rackerby is near Butte County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Rackerby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rackerby ...
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.
- Challenge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craig ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oregon House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyslope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat
How Far From Rackerby 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 Rackerby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rackerby and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Yuba County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rackerby to Marysville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 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 8,054 miles [12,961.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rackerby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rackerby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rackerby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4407, Longitude: -121.3414 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.467 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.491 degrees. |
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