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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 Rich Bar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rich Bar and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rich Bar:
    • 40.008959, -121.193496
    • 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 Rich Bar
  • 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

Communities Also Named Rich Bar ...

We found one communities that share the name Rich Bar.

Within California, the name Rich Bar is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Rich Bar in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Rich Bar lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the north of the Rich Bar that is located in Plumas County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich Bar ...

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.

  • Caribou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grays Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
    • Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Haven is located in Plumas County
  • Hot Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Plumas County
  • Longville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
    • Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
  • Rock Crest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest
    • Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
  • Rodgers Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodgers Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Flat
    • Rodgers Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Rich Bar 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 Rich Bar 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<5> community of Rich Bar once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rich Bar and extending to:

  • Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rich Bar to Quincy, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rich Bar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rich Bar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0090, Longitude: -121.1935    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rich Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rich Bar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.398 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.302 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.39 degrees.




 

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