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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 Relief, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Relief 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 Relief:
    • 39.361285, -120.860777
    • 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 Relief
  • 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 Relief is near Sierra County and also Placer 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 Placer 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 Relief

Communities Also Named Relief ...

We found eight communities that are also named Relief.

Within California, the name Relief is unique.

Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Relief is located in Morgan County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the east of the Relief that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Relief.
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Relief [Claiborne Parish].
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell County
      • This Relief is located in Mitchell County and lies 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km]<1> to the east of the Relief that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Relief.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Relief [Huron County].
      • Washington County
      • This Relief is located in Washington County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Relief that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Relief.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Relief [Frederick County].
    • Washington
      • Columbia County
      • This Relief is located in Columbia County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Relief that is located in Nevada County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Relief.
      • Yakima County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Relief [Yakima County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Relief ...

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.

  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpha is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Blue Tent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cold Spring ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Democrat ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Democrat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
  • Edwards Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Junction House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction House is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Minnesota Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Flat
  • Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
  • Snow Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Point
  • Snow Tent ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Tent
  • Unionville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Relief to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Relief to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Relief to Nevada City, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 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 8,050 miles [12,955.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Relief) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Relief could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Relief, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Relief 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 Relief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3613, Longitude: -120.8608       In this case, the coordinates for Relief have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.058 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.861 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.196 degrees.