Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rough and Ready, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rough and Ready and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rough and Ready
- 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 Rough and Ready:
- 39.229751, -121.137691
- 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 Rough and Ready
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Rough and Ready is near Yuba County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rough and Ready ...
We found three communities that share the name Rough and Ready.
Within California, the name Rough and Ready is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rough and Ready [Drew County].
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Rough and Ready is located in Steuben County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rough and Ready that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Rough and Ready.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rough and Ready that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Rough and Ready.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rough and Ready ...
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.
- Big Oak Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Valley
- Big Oak Valley is located in Nevada County
- Birchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Cedar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Ridge <4>
- Champion ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cypress Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hill
- Cypress Hill is located in Nevada County
- Forest Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spring
- Forest Spring is located in Nevada County
- French Corral ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Corral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corral
- French Corral is located in Nevada County
- Gold Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Grass Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
- Hills Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Flat
- Hills Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jones Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Providence ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Nevada County
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- Rice Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossing
- Rice Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Ridge View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Ridge View is located in Nevada County
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunrise Heights is located in Nevada County
- Sunset View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Nevada County
- Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Nevada County
- Town Talk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Rice Crossing
How Far From Rough and Ready 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 Rough and Ready to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rough and Ready and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rough and Ready to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,064 miles [12,977.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rough and Ready. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rough and Ready, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rough and Ready) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rough and Ready. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2298, Longitude: -121.1377 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rough and Ready to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.115 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.368 degrees. |