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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 Remington Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Remington Hill 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 Remington Hill:
- 39.278510, -120.793828
- 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 Remington 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Remington Hill is near Placer County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Remington Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Remington 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.
- Alpha ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Democrat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Democrat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Drum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drum is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Dutch Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
- Emigrant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forebay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forebay is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
- Gold Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Hill
- Junction House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Junction House is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
- Little York ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Midas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midas is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Quaker Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rawhide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Red Dog
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Dog is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dog
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Steeplehollow Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
How Far From Remington 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 Remington Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Remington Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Remington Hill and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Remington Hill to Nevada City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,321 miles [3,735.3 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 7,287 miles [11,727.3 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 8,054 miles [12,961.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | 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 Remington Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Remington Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Remington Hill 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 Remington Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2785, Longitude: -120.7938 In this case, the coordinates for Remington Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.156 degrees. |
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